Bill Text: IL HB0788 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Creates the Textured Hair Licensing Act. Provides for the licensure of cirrologists, cirrology schools, and cirrology teachers. Defines cirrology as the distinct, nonchemical field of professional study and practice dedicated to the care, treatment, maintenance, styling, preservation, and management of textured hair and scalp health through culturally informed, health-centered, and nonchemical methods. Provides that the primary pathway to licensure as a licensed cirrologist shall be successful completion of a licensed cirrology school program consisting of not less than 600 clock hours of instruction and supervised practical training in the required areas of study established under the Act. Provides for an apprenticeship pathway to licensure if the applicant meets certain requirements. Provides the license renewal requirements for licensed cirrologists. Provides that during an 18-month transition period, any person holding an active Illinois hair braider license in good standing shall be eligible for automatic transition into the corresponding cirrology licensure category for renewal purposes. Establishes a cirrology apprenticeship program that operates through a 3-way partnership among: (1) an approved apprenticeship partner that provides related instruction, educational support, or pre-apprenticeship preparation; (2) an approved partner employer that provides paid on-the-job training and workplace experience; and (3) a supervising licensed cirrologist or licensed cirrology teacher responsible for oversight of practical training and competency development. Provides the license renewal requirements for licensed cirrology teachers. Establishes the Board of Cirrology within the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Sets forth the membership of the Board and powers and duties of the Board. Sets forth provisions concerning the scope of practice of cirrology; prohibited acts and excluded services; title protection; qualifications for licensure; continuing education; the registration of cirrology shops; powers and duties of the Department; discipline of licensees; and transfer of hair braiding regulation. Provides that all hair braider license expiration and renewal dates of October 31 for even-numbered years shall automatically apply to the corresponding cirrology license category during the transition period until superseded by law or rule adopted under the Act. Provides limitations to transition requirements adopted under a specific provision of the Act. Establishes an 18-month transition period during which the Department shall implement the Act in a manner that preserves continuity of lawful practice, instruction, school operation, continuing education activity, business operation, renewal, and public protection. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Provides that the Textured Hair Licensing Act is repealed January 1, 2031. Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. Changes the short title to the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology Act of 1985 and changes corresponding references to the Act throughout the statutes. Repeals provisions concerning hair braiding licenses, and removes references to licensed hair braiding throughout the Act. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately, except that the changes to the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology Act of 1985 and the corresponding changes throughout the statutes are effective 18 months after becoming law.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2026-05-21 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty [HB0788 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB0788-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Textured Hair Licensing Act.
Section 2. Legislative findings and purpose.
(a) The General Assembly finds that:
(1) Textured hair care is a distinct field tied to
public health, identity, and cultural practice.
(2) Current licensure structures have historically
failed to center textured hair education.
(3) Women of color and impacted communities have faced
barriers to licensure, training, and safe culturally
competent services.
(4) Consumers need clearer sanitation, safety, and
accountability standards.
(5) Illinois needs a stand-alone field that supports
access, workforce development, and consumer protection.
(6) Textured hair care practices involve direct
contact with the scalp and growing hair, including
prolonged tension styling, extension installation, and
scalp treatments. When performed improperly or without
adequate sanitation practices, these services may

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contribute to scalp disorders, traction alopecia,
folliculitis, and other preventable health conditions.
(7) Establishing professional standards for textured
hair services promotes safe practices, sanitation
education, and consumer protection.
(b) The purposes of this Act are to:
(1) establish cirrology as a separate licensing field;
(2) regulate textured hair care through its own
standards;
(3) create licensure for practitioners, teachers,
schools, sponsors, salons, shops, apprenticeship sites,
partners, and employers;
(4) support school-based education, paid
apprenticeships, and transition from current braiding
structures;
(5) repeal or transfer hair braiding references from
the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and
Nail Technology Act of 1985 into this Act; and
(6) support collaboration with community colleges,
high schools, workforce systems, and approved partner
employers.
Section 3. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"African hair braiding" or "traditional African hair
braiding" means hair braiding practices rooted in African
cultural, ancestral, or traditional methods of arranging

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textured hair by braiding, cornrowing, plaiting, twisting,
weaving, wrapping, locking, extending, or similar nonchemical
techniques, whether performed with natural hair, extensions,
thread, fibers, or other lawful materials consistent with this
Act.
"Approved apprenticeship partner" means an institution,
program, or organization approved by the Department under this
Act to collaborate in hosting, supporting, coordinating, or
providing related instruction for a cirrology apprenticeship
program. An approved apprenticeship partner may include, but
is not limited to, a community college, high school, career
and technical education program, licensed school, nonprofit
training provider, workforce training organization, or other
approved educational or community-based partner.
"Approved continuing education sponsor" means a person,
school, business, institution, association, organization, or
other entity approved by the Department under this Act to
offer continuing education in cirrology, textured hair care,
sanitation, safety, law, business practices, educator
development, or related professional subjects authorized under
this Act.
"Approved partner employer" means a person, business,
organization, or approved work site authorized by the
Department under this Act to employ and provide paid
on-the-job training to an apprentice enrolled in a cirrology
apprenticeship program under the supervision required by this

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Act. "Approved partner employer" includes, but is not limited
to, a registered cirrology shop or another Department-approved
work site capable of providing supervised training within the
lawful scope of practice established by this Act.
"Board" or "Board of Cirrology" means the Board of
Cirrology created under this Act.
"Cirrology" means the distinct, nonchemical field of
professional study and practice dedicated to the care,
treatment, maintenance, styling, preservation, and management
of textured hair and scalp health through culturally informed,
health-centered, and nonchemical methods. "Cirrology" includes
the theory and practice of textured hair care, natural hair
care, braiding, loc care, protective styling, and related
services within the scope authorized by this Act.
"Cirrology apprenticeship program" means the continuing
apprenticeship agreement under this Act through which an
enrolled apprentice receives paid on-the-job training, related
instruction, supervision, evaluation, and competency
development toward licensure as a cirrologist. A cirrology
apprenticeship program shall be carried out in collaboration
with an approved partner employer and, where applicable, an
approved apprenticeship partner, under the supervision
required by this Act.
"Cirrologist" or "textured hair specialist" means a person
who engages in the practice of cirrology and who is licensed or
otherwise authorized under this Act to provide textured hair

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care services within the lawful scope of practice established
by this Act.
"Department" means the Department of Financial and
Professional Regulation.
"Enrollment agreement" means a written agreement,
contract, disclosure, or other document executed between a
student and a licensed cirrology school that identifies the
program of instruction, tuition, fees, length of program,
refund policy, attendance standards, completion requirements,
and other terms of enrollment required by this Act or by rule.
"Good standing" means, when used with respect to a person
or entity credentialed, approved, or registered under this Act
or prior law, that the credential, approval, or registration
is active, valid, not expired, and not currently revoked,
suspended, surrendered in lieu of discipline, or otherwise
subject to a disciplinary restriction that would prohibit
lawful practice, instruction, operation, or approval status.
"Hair braiding" means the practice of interweaving,
twisting, wrapping, plaiting, cornrowing, extending, locking,
looping, lacing, sewing, or otherwise arranging natural hair,
natural fibers, synthetic fibers, thread, or extensions into
braids, twists, rows, woven patterns, or related nonchemical
styles.
"Hair locking" or "hair loc'ing" means the nonchemical
forming, cultivating, shaping, maintaining, grooming,
interlocking, palm rolling, twisting, separating, repairing,

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retightening, or otherwise managing hair that has been formed
or maintained into locs, locks, or similar naturally matted or
intentionally cultivated formations within the scope
authorized by this Act.
"Licensed cirrologist" means an individual licensed by the
Department under this Act to practice cirrology for
compensation.
"Licensed cirrology teacher" means an individual licensed
by the Department under this Act to teach cirrology theory or
practice, supervise cirrology students in an approved
educational setting, or otherwise provide instruction
authorized under this Act.
"Licensed cirrology school" means a school, institution,
or approved educational entity licensed by the Department
under this Act to provide a cirrology course of instruction
and related educational functions authorized under this Act.
"Mobile salon or shop" means a movable, portable, or
vehicle-based business unit from which cirrology services are
provided for compensation, if authorized by the Department
under this Act and rules adopted under this Act.
"Natural hair care" means the nonchemical cleansing,
conditioning, moisturizing, detangling, treating,
maintaining, managing, preserving, and supporting of natural
textured hair and scalp health without the use of chemical
processes that permanently alter the natural structure of the
hair shaft.

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"Natural hair styling" or "natural styling" means the
nonchemical styling, shaping, arranging, stretching, defining,
setting, finishing, dusting, trimming, light contouring, or
otherwise styling of natural textured hair, including twists,
twist-outs, braid-outs, wash-and-go styling, roller sets, rod
sets, palm rolling, finger styling, and similar methods
authorized under this Act.
"Pre-apprenticeship program" means a preparatory training
program approved or recognized by the Department under this
Act that provides foundational instruction, work-readiness
training, career exposure, supportive services, or related
preparation for entry into a cirrology apprenticeship program.
"Protective hair styling" means the nonchemical styling of
natural or extension-based textured hair in a manner intended
to preserve hair health, reduce manipulation, support growth
retention, improve manageability, or protect the hair from
breakage, dryness, friction, or environmental stress.
"Protective hair styling" includes, but is not limited to,
braids, twists, cornrows, loc styles, extension-supported
styles, wraps, and similar techniques consistent with this
Act.
"Registered cirrology shop" means any fixed location,
suite, salon, shop, or other registered place of business, and
any mobile unit if authorized by rule, that is registered
under this Act for the performance of cirrology services for
compensation.

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"Related instruction" means classroom, laboratory, online,
or supervised educational instruction approved under this Act
and provided by an approved partner, licensed cirrology
school, or other provider approved by the Department upon
recommendation of the Board.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
Professional Regulation.
"Student" means a person enrolled in a licensed cirrology
school or other approved cirrology educational program under
this Act for the purpose of completing the required course of
study, practical training, or other educational requirements
for licensure.
"Textured hair" means hair commonly characterized by
waves, curls, coils, kinks, tight curl patterns, or similar
natural formation, including hair types historically
associated with African, African American, Afro-descendant,
multicultural, curly, coily, kinky, and other naturally
textured hair patterns.
"Textured hair services" or "textured hair care" means the
nonchemical care, treatment, maintenance, styling,
preservation, manipulation, and management of textured hair
and scalp health within the scope authorized by this Act,
including consultation, cleansing, conditioning,
moisturizing, detangling, natural styling, braiding, loc care,
protective styling, extension-based textured styling, client
education, and related nonchemical services.

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Section 4. Scope of practice of cirrology.
(a) General scope. The practice of cirrology under this
Act consists of the professional, nonchemical care, study,
treatment, styling, maintenance, preservation, and management
of textured hair and scalp health for compensation. Cirrology
is a distinct field of practice dedicated to textured hair
care through culturally informed, health-centered, and
nonchemical methods.
(b) Authorized practice. A person licensed under this Act
as a cirrologist may perform textured hair services within the
scope authorized by this Section and as otherwise provided by
this Act and rules adopted under this Act.
(c) Authorized services. The scope of practice of
cirrology includes, but is not limited to, the following
services when performed within the nonchemical scope of this
Act:
(1) consulting with clients regarding hair texture,
curl pattern, scalp condition, styling goals, maintenance
needs, protective styling options, service planning, and
home-care practices;
(2) performing visual scalp analysis, texture
assessment, strand assessment, porosity observation,
density observation, and general nonmedical evaluation of
the hair and scalp for purposes of service selection,
maintenance planning, and referral when appropriate;

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(3) shampooing, cleansing, conditioning,
moisturizing, steaming, detangling, drying, and otherwise
preparing textured hair and scalp by nonchemical means;
(4) applying nonchemical scalp and hair treatments,
including botanical, herbal, oil-based, water-based,
moisture-based, and other nonpenetrating product
applications intended to support scalp comfort, manage
dryness, improve hair manageability, preserve moisture,
reduce breakage, or maintain textured hair health;
(5) performing natural hair styling and maintenance
services, including wash-and-go styling, twist-outs,
braid-outs, roller sets, rod sets, finger styling, comb
twisting, palm rolling, wrapping, molding by nonchemical
means, stretching by nonchemical means, and other
nonchemical textured hair styling methods;
(6) performing hair braiding and African-style hair
braiding, including braiding, cornrowing, plaiting,
extending, lacing, looping, weaving, wrapping, sewing,
interlacing, interweaving, and twisting with human hair,
natural fibers, synthetic fibers, thread, or hair
extensions;
(7) performing protective styling services, including
individual braids, cornrows, flat twists, two-strand
twists, multi-strand twists, knotting techniques,
extension-based textured styles, and similar nonchemical
styles intended to preserve hair health, manageability, or

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appearance;
(8) performing hair locking, loc cultivation, loc
maintenance, loc grooming, loc repair by nonchemical
means, interlocking, palm rolling, twisting, wrapping,
separation, retightening by approved nonchemical methods,
and other natural locking services consistent with this
Act;
(9) performing the installation, preparation,
placement, adjustment, maintenance, trimming, blending,
and removal of extensions, sewn-in extensions, wefts,
wraps, wigs, nonsurgical hair replacement units, and
similar additions to the hair, when performed within the
nonchemical scope of this Act;
(10) performing sectioning, parting, trimming,
shaping, dusting, light contouring, end maintenance, and
limited adjustment of textured hair or added hair when
performed solely to preserve the health, shape, balance,
or finish of natural textured styles, braids, twists,
locs, extensions, or protective styles, and not as a
barbering or precision haircutting service;
(11) performing takedown, removal, unraveling, and
service completion for braids, twists, locs, extensions,
wraps, and similar textured hairstyles, together with
detangling, cleansing, conditioning, and restoration of
the hair following such removal;
(12) performing finishing services associated with

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textured hair care, including drying, setting, separating,
fluffing, shaping, polishing, edge finishing by
nonchemical means, and final styling of natural or
protective hairstyles;
(13) instructing and educating clients regarding
textured hair care, scalp maintenance, style preservation,
service intervals, cleansing practices, product selection,
moisture retention, low-manipulation care, protective
styling care, loc care, takedown procedures, and safe home
maintenance; and
(14) performing any other nonchemical service,
technique, or procedure approved by rule of the Department
upon recommendation of the Board, provided that the
service is consistent with the purpose, public safety
standards, and nonchemical scope of this Act.
(d) Cultural and protective practices. The practice of
cirrology includes textured hair-specific methods and
culturally rooted practices historically used for the care,
maintenance, styling, preservation, and presentation of
textured hair, including braids, locs, twists, cornrows,
wraps, and similar protective or natural hairstyles, so long
as the practices are performed within the health, sanitation,
and nonchemical limits of this Act.
(e) Tools, products, and methods. A cirrologist may use
nonchemical products, tools, instruments, and methods
reasonably necessary to perform services authorized under this

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Act, including combs, clips, shears for trimming, shaping,
dusting, light contouring, or end maintenance within the
limited scope permitted by this Act, hairpins, thread, needles
for sewing extensions or units, rollers, rods, dryers,
steamers, locking tools, sectioning tools, and other
nonsurgical and nonchemical implements approved by rule.
Nothing in this subsection authorizes the use of chemical
agents or any implement or device for a purpose otherwise
prohibited by this Act.
(f) Client safety and referral. A cirrologist shall
practice in a manner that protects public health and consumer
safety. If a client presents with a scalp condition, hair loss
condition, skin condition, or other concern that appears to
require medical diagnosis or treatment, the cirrologist shall
not represent that the condition is being medically treated
under this Act and may recommend referral to an appropriate
licensed health care professional.
(g) Prohibited acts and excluded services. A license
issued under this Act does not authorize a person to:
(1) shave or perform barber-style shaving services;
(2) perform precision haircutting, razor cutting,
clipper cutting, fading, tapering, or other barbering or
cosmetology cutting services outside the limited trimming,
shaping, dusting, light contouring, and end maintenance
expressly permitted under this Act;
(3) apply chemical straightening agents, relaxers,

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texturizers, permanent wave solutions, curl-altering
chemicals, or other chemical agents intended to penetrate
or permanently alter the natural structure of the hair
shaft;
(4) apply chemical coloring agents, oxidative dyes,
lighteners, bleach, or other chemical products intended to
permanently color, strip, or chemically alter growing
human hair;
(5) use chemical joining agents, bonding agents, or
other chemical adhesives prohibited by rule for use on
growing hair or scalp;
(6) perform any procedure that penetrates living
tissue, constitutes surgery, or otherwise requires a
medical, nursing, or other professional health license;
(7) diagnose, treat, or claim to cure any disease or
disorder of the scalp, skin, or hair;
(8) perform any service outside the scope of practice
established by this Act; or
(9) use any product, practice, instrument, or device
prohibited by this Act or by rule adopted under this Act.
(h) Nonchemical limitation. The scope of practice under
this Act is strictly limited to non-chemical textured hair
care. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize
chemical cosmetology services, barbering services, esthetics
services, nail technology services, or any other regulated
practice outside the express scope of cirrology.

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(i) Construction of scope. This Section shall be liberally
construed to recognize cirrology as a stand-alone field of
practice for textured hair care and shall not be interpreted
to subordinate cirrology to cosmetology, barbering, or any
other profession regulated under another Act, except where
expressly provided by law.
Section 5. Title protection; use of titles;
representations.
(a) Title protection. Only a person who is licensed under
this Act may use the title "cirrologist" or represent himself
or herself to the public as licensed, certified, endorsed,
approved, or otherwise authorized to practice cirrology in
this State.
(b) Restricted titles. A person may not use, assume,
advertise, or hold himself or herself out through any title,
words, letters, abbreviations, insignia, social media profile,
business name, signage, listing, website, promotional
material, or other representation that states or implies that
the person is any of the following unless duly licensed,
approved, or registered under this Act:
(1) cirrologist;
(2) licensed cirrologist;
(3) licensed cirrology teacher;
(4) licensed cirrology school;
(5) registered cirrology shop;

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(6) approved continuing education sponsor under this
Act;
(7) approved apprenticeship partner under this Act;
(8) approved partner employer under this Act; or
(9) any other title, designation, abbreviation, or
representation authorized by this Act or by rule adopted
under this Act.
(c) Prohibition on misleading representations. A person
may not represent, directly or indirectly, that he or she is
specially licensed, certified, endorsed, or approved in
cirrology or textured hair specialization under Illinois law
unless the person holds the applicable credential issued under
this Act.
(d) Use of similar or confusing titles. A person may not
use any title, description, words, symbols, abbreviation, or
other designation that is likely to mislead the public into
believing that the person is licensed, approved, or registered
under this Act when that person is not licensed, approved, or
registered under this Act.
(e) Business and entity representations. A business
entity, school, shop, sponsor, employer, institution, or
organization may not advertise, promote, or hold itself out as
a licensed cirrology school, registered cirrology shop,
approved continuing education sponsor, approved apprenticeship
partner, or approved partner employer unless the applicable
approval, registration, or license has been issued by the

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Department under this Act.
(f) Existing licensees under other Acts. Nothing in this
Act prohibits a person licensed under another Illinois
licensing Act from using the title authorized by that Act.
However, a person licensed under another Act may not use the
title "cirrologist" or any other title protected under this
Act and may not represent that he or she is licensed, approved,
certified, endorsed, or registered under this Act, unless he
or she holds the applicable credential issued under this Act.
(g) Cosmetologists and barbers. A cosmetologist, barber,
or other person licensed under another Act may continue to
perform services otherwise authorized under that person's
existing license. However, no person may represent that he or
she is licensed in cirrology, specially authorized in
cirrology, or approved to teach, supervise, regulate, or
provide instruction in cirrology unless licensed, approved, or
registered under this Act.
(h) Schools offering cirrology programs. A barber school,
cosmetology school, or other school licensed under another Act
may not advertise or offer a cirrology program, course,
pathway, specialty, certificate, or course of instruction
unless the cirrology program has been separately approved
under this Act.
(i) Apprentices and students. An apprentice or student
enrolled under this Act may identify himself or herself as a
cirrology apprentice or cirrology student only if currently

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enrolled in a lawful program under this Act and only in a
manner that does not imply full licensure as a cirrologist.
(j) Effect of compliance with this Act. Use of a title
protected under this Act shall constitute a representation to
the public that the person or entity is subject to the
standards, requirements, oversight, and discipline established
by this Act.
(k) Violations. A violation of this Section constitutes an
unlawful representation and is grounds for discipline, denial
of licensure, refusal to issue or renew a license, civil
penalty, cease and desist action, or other enforcement
authorized under this Act.
Section 6. Categories of licensure, registration, and
approval.
(a) Credentials created under this Act. The Department
shall administer and issue the licenses, registrations,
approvals, and program recognitions established under this
Act. No person or entity may practice, operate, advertise,
instruct, sponsor, host, supervise, or otherwise hold itself
out as authorized under any category created by this Act
unless the applicable credential has been issued, approved, or
recognized by the Department in accordance with this Act and
rules adopted under this Act.
(b) Licensed cirrologist. The Department shall issue a
license as a licensed cirrologist to an individual who has met

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the qualifications established under this Act to engage in the
practice of cirrology for compensation.
A licensed cirrologist may:
(1) perform services within the scope of practice
authorized by Section 4 of this Act;
(2) provide textured hair care, protective styling,
braiding, loc care, natural hair maintenance,
scalp-supportive nonchemical services, and related client
education authorized under this Act;
(3) practice as an individual, employee, independent
contractor, shop owner, educator if otherwise qualified,
or in another lawful professional capacity consistent with
this Act; and
(4) supervise apprentices, students, or trainees only
to the extent permitted by this Act and rules adopted
under this Act.
A licensed cirrologist shall not teach in a licensed
school, serve as an approved instructor for related
instruction, or supervise a cirrology apprenticeship program
unless otherwise authorized by this Act or by separate
credential where required.
(c) Licensed cirrology teacher. The Department shall issue
a license as a licensed cirrology teacher to an individual who
has met the qualifications established under this Act to teach
cirrology theory, practical skills, professional standards,
sanitation, safety, law, business practices, and related

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subject matter approved under this Act.
A licensed cirrology teacher may:
(1) teach in a licensed cirrology school;
(2) provide instruction in an approved cirrology
program offered through a separately approved school or
institutional partner where permitted under this Act;
(3) provide related instruction for a cirrology
apprenticeship program if authorized under this Act and
rules;
(4) evaluate student or apprentice competency in
accordance with approved curriculum and Department
requirements; and
(5) perform any act otherwise authorized to a licensed
cirrologist, if the teacher also maintains the
professional standing required by this Act.
No person may hold himself or herself out as a licensed
cirrology teacher without the license required by this Act.
(d) Licensed cirrology school. The Department shall issue
a license as a licensed cirrology school to a school,
institution, or approved educational entity that has met the
qualifications established under this Act to provide a
cirrology course of instruction, clinical training, student
services, and other educational functions required for
licensure.
A licensed cirrology school may:
(1) enroll and instruct students in cirrology;

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(2) provide the curriculum, clock hours, practical
training, and evaluations required under this Act;
(3) operate a student clinic or other approved
instructional setting consistent with this Act and
Department rules;
(4) employ or contract with licensed cirrology
teachers and other authorized personnel;
(5) partner with approved apprenticeship partners,
approved partner employers, community colleges, high
schools, or other approved entities to the extent
permitted under this Act; and
(6) issue records of completion, hours, and other
official school documentation required under this Act.
No person or entity may advertise, operate, or hold itself
out as a licensed cirrology school unless licensed by the
Department under this Act.
(e) Approved continuing education sponsor. The Department
shall approve an entity as an approved continuing education
sponsor to offer continuing education courses, training,
seminars, workshops, online instruction, or other approved
learning activities for renewal, competency development,
instructor development, public safety, sanitation, law,
ethics, business practice, or other subjects authorized under
this Act.
An approved continuing education sponsor may:
(1) develop and offer continuing education content for

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persons credentialed under this Act;
(2) issue certificates or records of course completion
in the form required by the Department;
(3) offer live, hybrid, distance, or online education
to the extent permitted by rule; and
(4) provide professional development for
practitioners, teachers, schools, shops, approved
apprenticeship partners, and approved partner employers
where authorized under this Act.
Approval as a continuing education sponsor does not
authorize the sponsor to issue licenses, operate a school, or
represent that completion of sponsor-offered coursework alone
constitutes licensure unless expressly provided by this Act.
(f) Registered cirrology shop. The Department shall issue
a registration as a registered cirrology shop to a person or
entity that has met the requirements established under this
Act to operate a salon, shop, suite, fixed place of business,
or other registered location, and any mobile shop or salon if
authorized by rule, for the performance of cirrology services
for compensation.
A registered cirrology shop may:
(1) provide cirrology services through persons
lawfully credentialed under this Act or otherwise
authorized by law;
(2) employ, contract with, or host licensed
practitioners consistent with this Act;

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(3) maintain a place of business for consumer
services, consultation, and related retail or educational
functions permitted by law; and
(4) apply for approval as an approved partner employer
if it meets the apprenticeship training, supervision,
recordkeeping, and compliance requirements established
under this Act.
A person or entity may not operate a cirrology salon or
shop without a certificate of registration issued by the
Department as a registered cirrology shop.
(g) Approved apprenticeship partner. The Department shall
approve an institution, program, or organization as an
approved apprenticeship partner to collaborate in hosting,
supporting, coordinating, or providing related instruction,
pre-apprenticeship services, supportive services, educational
coordination, or other approved apprenticeship-related
functions for a cirrology apprenticeship program.
An approved apprenticeship partner may include, but is not
limited to:
(1) a community college;
(2) a high school;
(3) a career and technical education program;
(4) a licensed cirrology school;
(5) a nonprofit training provider;
(6) a workforce training organization; or
(7) another approved educational or community-based

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partner.
An approved apprenticeship partner may:
(1) provide or coordinate related instruction;
(2) host or support a pre-apprenticeship program;
(3) provide student, apprentice, or trainee support
services;
(4) coordinate scheduling, records, evaluations,
mentoring, and program progression as authorized by rule;
(5) enter into collaboration agreements with approved
partner employers, licensed cirrology schools, public
institutions, or community-based partners; and
(6) perform other apprenticeship support functions
authorized by this Act.
Approval as an approved apprenticeship partner does not by
itself authorize independent practice of cirrology or
operation of a registered cirrology shop unless otherwise
credentialed under this Act.
(h) Approved partner employer. The Department shall
approve a person, business, organization, or work site as an
approved partner employer to employ and provide paid
on-the-job training to an apprentice enrolled in a cirrology
apprenticeship program under the supervision required by this
Act.
An approved partner employer may include, but is not
limited to:
(1) a registered cirrology shop;

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(2) a licensed cirrology school operating an approved
training site as permitted by this Act;
(3) a beauty retail, wellness, educational,
production, media, community-based, or other
Department-approved work site capable of providing
supervised training within the lawful scope of practice
established by this Act; or
(4) another work site approved by the Department upon
recommendation of the Board.
An approved partner employer may:
(1) employ apprentices;
(2) provide paid work-based learning and supervised
practical training;
(3) enter into agreements with approved apprenticeship
partners, licensed cirrology schools, or other approved
entities;
(4) evaluate and document apprentice performance in
the manner required by this Act; and
(5) participate in a cirrology apprenticeship program
in accordance with this Act and rules.
Approval as an approved partner employer does not by
itself authorize the employer to practice cirrology unless the
employer or the individuals providing services are otherwise
licensed or authorized under this Act.
(i) Cirrology apprenticeship program. The Department shall
recognize and regulate a cirrology apprenticeship program as a

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paid, structured, supervised training pathway approved under
this Act through which an enrolled apprentice receives
compensated on-the-job learning, related instruction,
evaluation, and competency development toward licensure as a
cirrologist.
A cirrology apprenticeship program shall:
(1) be carried out in collaboration with an approved
partner employer and, where applicable, an approved
apprenticeship partner;
(2) operate under the supervision required by this
Act;
(3) comply with Department standards for hours,
competency, related instruction, wages, records, and
consumer protection; and
(4) serve as a lawful pathway toward licensure under
this Act.
Recognition of a cirrology apprenticeship program under
this subsection creates an approved pathway to licensure but
does not itself constitute a separate professional license for
independent practice.
(j) Pre-apprenticeship program. The Department may
recognize a pre-apprenticeship program as a preparatory
training program approved or recognized under this Act that
provides foundational instruction, career exposure,
work-readiness training, supportive services, or other related
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A pre-apprenticeship program may be offered or coordinated
by an approved apprenticeship partner, licensed cirrology
school, community college, high school, workforce training
organization, nonprofit provider, or other entity approved or
recognized by the Department.
Participation in a pre-apprenticeship program:
(1) does not authorize independent practice under this
Act;
(2) does not by itself constitute licensure or
registration; and
(3) may qualify a participant for advanced standing,
preferred entry, or related credit toward apprenticeship
or education requirements only to the extent permitted by
this Act or by rule.
(k) Separate credential required. Each category created
under this Act is separate and distinct. Holding one
credential under this Act does not automatically authorize a
person or entity to act under another category unless
expressly provided by this Act.
Without limitation:
(1) licensure as a cirrologist does not automatically
authorize a person to act as a licensed cirrology teacher,
licensed cirrology school, approved continuing education
sponsor, approved apprenticeship partner, approved partner
employer, or registered cirrology shop;
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not automatically authorize participation as an approved
partner employer;
(3) approval as an approved apprenticeship partner
does not automatically authorize operation of a school or
shop; and
(4) approval as an approved continuing education
sponsor does not automatically authorize operation of a
licensed school or apprenticeship program.
(l) Department authority. The Department may issue, renew,
deny, refuse to renew, suspend, revoke, place on probation,
restrict, or otherwise discipline any license, registration,
approval, or program recognition created under this Act in
accordance with this Act and rules adopted under this Act.
(m) Board recommendation. For all credential categories
specific to cirrology, the Department shall act in
consultation with, and where required by this Act shall first
obtain the recommendation of, the Board concerning standards,
qualifications, curriculum, training, supervision, approval
criteria, and other matters necessary to implement this
Section.
(n) Rulemaking. The Department may adopt rules necessary
to administer the categories of licensure, registration,
approval, and program recognition created under this Section,
including rules concerning applications, renewals,
documentation, recordkeeping, compliance, discipline, display
of credentials, consumer notice, and operational standards,

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consistent with this Act.
Section 7. Qualifications for licensed cirrologist.
(a) License required. No person may practice cirrology for
compensation in this State or hold himself or herself out as a
licensed cirrologist unless licensed by the Department under
this Act, except as otherwise expressly provided by this Act.
(b) Primary pathway to licensure. The primary pathway to
licensure as a licensed cirrologist shall be successful
completion of a licensed cirrology school program consisting
of not less than 600 clock hours of instruction and supervised
practical training in the required areas of study established
under this Act.
The school pathway established in this subsection shall be
the standard pathway for all new applicants unless the
applicant qualifies under a secondary pathway established in
this Section.
(c) Minimum qualifications. An applicant for licensure as
a licensed cirrologist shall:
(1) submit a completed application on forms prescribed
by the Department;
(2) pay the required application or licensure fee;
(3) meet the minimum age, identity, and general
eligibility requirements established by this Act or by
rule;
(4) demonstrate fitness for licensure in accordance

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with applicable Illinois law; and
(5) satisfy one of the licensure pathways provided in
this Section.
(d) Required areas of study. The 600-hour cirrology
program required under subsection (b) shall include
instruction designed to prepare the applicant for safe,
ethical, and competent practice in the care of textured hair
by nonchemical methods. The required course of study shall
include, at a minimum, the following subject areas:
(1) heritage studies of textured hair, including the
cultural history and evolution of textured hair practices
and hair braiding traditions;
(2) industry terms, definitions, and career pathways
within cirrology;
(3) the science of textured hair and scalp health;
(4) anatomy and physiology related to hair growth,
scalp health, and skin function;
(5) disinfection, sanitation, infection control, and
public health;
(6) bacteriology and common scalp-related concerns
relevant to safe practice;
(7) disorders and diseases of the hair and scalp
requiring recognition or referral;
(8) Occupational Safety and Health Administration
standards and material safety requirements relevant to
professional practice;

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(9) tools, implements, and equipment used in
cirrology;
(10) nontoxic product knowledge and nonchemical
treatment applications;
(11) herbal hair and scalp treatments;
(12) client consultation, assessment, design
principles, and service planning;
(13) textured hair cleansing, conditioning,
management, and maintenance;
(14) braid removal techniques and scalp care;
(15) style preparation, parting systems, pattern
design, and sectioning;
(16) client health education, including pre-care,
post-care, home-care, and follow-up services;
(17) natural styling methods, including dusting,
shaping, and defining;
(18) hair braiding;
(19) hair locking and loc maintenance;
(20) hair extension application procedures;
(21) cornrows with and without extensions;
(22) variations of twists, knots, weaving, and sewn-in
methods;
(23) additional procedures related to textured hair
care services within the scope of this Act;
(24) product knowledge related to natural styling,
textured hair styling, and hair braiding;

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(25) salon and practice management;
(26) marketing, branding, merchandising, client
retention, and professional development; and
(27) this Act and applicable rules and laws governing
practice.
(e) Apprenticeship pathway. An applicant may qualify for
licensure as a licensed cirrologist through completion of a
cirrology apprenticeship program approved under this Act. The
apprenticeship pathway shall remain available as a secondary
pathway intended to expand access to licensure and reduce
barriers to entry for underserved communities.
An applicant under this subsection shall:
(1) complete a cirrology apprenticeship program
approved under this Act;
(2) complete the required supervised paid on-the-job
training hours established under this Act;
(3) complete the required related instruction
established under this Act;
(4) satisfy the supervision, recordkeeping,
evaluation, and competency requirements established by
this Act and by rule; and
(5) pass any examination required under this Act.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to diminish
the school pathway as the primary pathway to licensure.
(f) Automatic transitional pathway for current hair
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established under this Act, any person holding an active
Illinois hair braider license in good standing shall be
eligible for automatic transition into the corresponding
cirrology licensure category for renewal purposes.
The Department shall allow the license holder to renew
under the designated cirrology category without requiring
completion of the full 600-hour cirrology school program at
the time of transition, subject only to any limited
sanitation, public health, legal, or administrative transition
requirement established by rule.
All hair braider license expiration and renewal dates of
October 31 of even-numbered years shall automatically apply to
the corresponding cirrology license category during the
transition period and until superseded by law or rule adopted
under this Act.
(g) Examination. Applicants for licensure as a licensed
cirrologist shall pass any written, practical, or other
examination required under this Act. Any examination required
under this Act shall measure competency in technical
knowledge, practical skills, sanitation, client safety, and
public protection.
The Department, upon recommendation of the Board, may
provide limited examination alternatives, waivers, or
transition-specific examination requirements for applicants
qualifying under subsection (e) or (f), consistent with the
purpose of this Act.

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(h) Issuance of license. The Department shall issue a
license as a licensed cirrologist to any applicant who meets
the requirements of this Section and any other applicable
requirements of this Act.
(i) Scope of license. Licensure as a licensed cirrologist
authorizes the holder to practice cirrology within the scope
established by Section 4 of this Act. A license issued under
this Section does not, by itself, authorize the holder to act
as a licensed cirrology teacher, operate a licensed cirrology
school, operate a registered cirrology shop, function as an
approved apprenticeship partner, function as an approved
partner employer, or act as an approved continuing education
sponsor unless separately licensed, approved, or registered
under this Act.
(i-5) Renewal; continuing education. A licensed
cirrologist shall renew the license in the manner prescribed
by the Department. As a condition of renewal, a licensed
cirrologist shall complete 8 hours of continuing education
every 2 years. The required hours shall include subjects
related to safety, sanitation, ethics, innovation, client
care, public protection, or other subjects approved by the
Department upon recommendation of the Board.
(j) Rulemaking authority. The Department may adopt rules
necessary to implement this Section, including rules
concerning application procedures, documentation,
examinations, grandfathering, temporary licensure, transition

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requirements, proof of experience, and related administrative
standards, upon recommendation of the Board where required
under this Act.
Section 7.1. Cirrology apprenticeship program; purpose.
The cirrology apprenticeship program is established to expand
access to licensure, paid training, entrepreneurship, and
career pathways in textured hair care through work-based
learning that protects public health and consumer safety while
reducing unnecessary barriers to entry.
Section 7.2. Three-way apprenticeship model. A cirrology
apprenticeship program shall operate through a 3-way
partnership among:
(1) an approved apprenticeship partner that provides
related instruction, educational support, or
pre-apprenticeship preparation;
(2) an approved partner employer that provides paid
on-the-job training and workplace experience; and
(3) a supervising licensed cirrologist or licensed
cirrology teacher responsible for oversight of practical
training and competency development.
Section 7.3. Approved apprenticeship partner.
(a) The Department may approve as an approved partner:
(1) a community college;

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(2) a high school or career and technical education
program;
(3) a licensed cirrology school;
(4) a nonprofit or community-based workforce training
provider;
(5) a public workforce system partner; or
(6) another institution capable of delivering related
instruction, pre-apprenticeship training, supportive
services, or educational coordination under this Act.
(b) An approved apprenticeship partner may:
(1) provide related instruction;
(2) provide pre-apprenticeship training;
(3) deliver career-readiness, business, or
entrepreneurship content;
(4) assist with supportive services, mentoring,
transportation, and retention;
(5) coordinate credit, articulation, or stackable
credentials where authorized by law; and
(6) enter into agreements with licensed cirrology
schools, community colleges, high schools, and approved
partner employers.
Section 7.4. Approved partner employers.
(a) The Department may approve an approved partner
employer that demonstrates the ability to provide paid,
supervised, competency-based training within the scope of

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practice authorized by this Act.
(b) An approved partner employer may include:
(1) a registered cirrology shop;
(2) a licensed cirrology school operating a
student-training site;
(3) a beauty retail, education, media, wellness, or
product-demonstration setting approved by the Department
upon recommendation of the Board;
(4) a community-based enterprise or social enterprise
offering textured hair services within the lawful scope of
this Act; or
(5) another approved work site capable of providing
lawful supervised training and consumer-safe service
exposure.
(c) An approved partner employer may not provide
apprenticeship training unless:
(1) it is in good standing with all required
registrations or licenses;
(2) it maintains sanitation, health, and safety
compliance;
(3) it designates a supervising licensed cirrologist
or licensed cirrology teacher;
(4) it maintains training records, evaluations, and
wage documentation; and
(5) it enters into a written apprenticeship agreement
required under this Act.

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Section 7.5. Compensation.
(a) An individual participating in a cirrology
apprenticeship program shall receive compensation for work
performed.
(b) An apprentice may not be classified as an unpaid
intern for hours worked in the apprenticeship program.
(c) Compensation shall comply with applicable State and
federal wage and labor laws.
(d) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit wages paid through
employer funds, workforce-development grants, public training
support, or other lawful funding arrangements.
Section 7.6. Apprenticeship requirements.
(a) The apprenticeship pathway for licensure as a
cirrologist shall consist of:
(1) not less than 1,200 hours of supervised paid
practical training; and
(2) not less than 150 hours of related instruction in
sanitation, safety, textured hair science, law, ethics,
client care, and professional practice; unless otherwise
adjusted by rule upon recommendation of the Board.
(b) Related instruction may be provided by an approved
partner, a licensed cirrology school, or another provider
approved by the Department.
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one-year program unless otherwise extended or modified by rule
for cause, interruption, disability accommodation, or
part-time participation.
(d) The Department, upon recommendation of the Board, may
allow competency-based progression, partial credit for prior
learning, and stackable credential models, provided that
consumer protection, sanitation, and public safety are not
reduced.
Section 7.7. Supervision and agreements.
(a) Every apprentice shall work under the direct
supervision required by rule of a licensed cirrologist or
licensed cirrology teacher.
(b) During the transition period, a licensed hair braider
in good standing may serve as supervising licensee if
authorized by rule and if the person completes any required
transition module.
(c) A supervising licensee may supervise no more than one
apprentice at a time unless otherwise authorized by rule upon
recommendation of the Board.
(d) Each apprenticeship shall be governed by a written
agreement executed by:
(1) the apprentice;
(2) the approved apprenticeship partner, if
applicable;
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(4) the supervising licensee; and
(5) the licensed cirrology school or related
instruction provider, if applicable.
(e) The agreement shall specify:
(1) the duration of the apprenticeship;
(2) compensation terms;
(3) required competencies;
(4) related instruction obligations;
(5) supervision standards;
(6) evaluation procedures;
(7) attendance and recordkeeping requirements; and
(8) conditions for completion, discipline, transfer,
or termination.
Section 7.8. Workforce and education collaboration.
(a) The Department, in consultation with the Board of
Cirrology, may collaborate with the Illinois Small Business
Development Centers, the Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity, and other workforce and entrepreneurship programs
to provide business training, financial literacy, and
technical assistance to cirrology licensees seeking to
establish or expand small businesses.
(b) To the extent permitted by law, the Department may
collaborate with:
(1) local workforce innovation boards;
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(3) the Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity;
(4) the Department of Employment Security;
(5) the Department of Labor;
(6) community colleges;
(7) high schools and career and technical education
programs; and
(8) nonprofit, community-based, and
entrepreneurship-support organizations.
(c) Such collaboration may include:
(1) workforce training grants;
(2) apprenticeship funding;
(3) supportive services for trainees;
(4) articulation agreements and stackable credentials;
(5) continuing education and instructor training;
(6) business development and entrepreneurship
education;
(7) minority entrepreneurship and small-business
development initiatives; and
(8) employment placement and career pathway support.
(d) Participation by a high school or pre-apprenticeship
student does not authorize independent practice of cirrology
except as otherwise permitted under this Act.
Section 8. Qualifications for licensed cirrology teacher.
(a) License required. No person may teach cirrology theory

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or practice, supervise cirrology students in a licensed school
program, or hold himself or herself out as a licensed
cirrology teacher unless licensed by the Department under this
Act, except as otherwise expressly provided by this Act.
(b) Primary pathway to licensure. The primary pathway to
licensure as a licensed cirrology teacher shall be successful
completion of an approved cirrology teacher-training program.
The teacher-training pathway shall be the standard pathway for
all new applicants unless the applicant qualifies under a
secondary or transitional pathway established in this Section.
(c) Minimum qualifications. An applicant for licensure as
a licensed cirrology teacher shall:
(1) complete not less than 600 clock hours of teacher
training, or 500 clock hours if the applicant documents at
least 2 years of practical experience in the field, as
provided under the standards of this Act;
(2) complete the required areas of study established
for instructor preparation under this Act;
(3) receive official proof of completion in the form
required by the Department; and
(4) pass any examination or competency evaluation
required under this Act.
(d) Required areas of study for teacher training. A
teacher-training program under this Act shall prepare the
applicant to safely, ethically, and competently instruct
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The required course of study shall include, at a minimum, the
following subject areas:
(1) teaching methods, educational psychology, and
instructional planning;
(2) lesson planning, curriculum development, and
course organization;
(3) classroom management and student engagement;
(4) supervision of practical instruction, clinic
instruction, and demonstration methods;
(5) evaluation, grading, competency verification, and
student progress tracking;
(6) sanitation, disinfection, infection control,
public health, and safety instruction;
(7) this Act and applicable rules governing
instruction, schools, and professional practice;
(8) recordkeeping, attendance, transcript standards,
and educational documentation;
(9) culturally responsive instruction and
communication in textured hair education;
(10) observation and supervised practice teaching;
(11) professionalism, educator ethics, and student
protection; and
(12) any additional teacher preparation subjects
required under this Act or by rule.
(e) Examination or competency evaluation. Applicants for
licensure as a licensed cirrology teacher shall pass any

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written, oral, practical, performance-based, or other
examination or competency evaluation required under this Act.
Any such examination or evaluation shall measure
instructional competency, subject matter knowledge, sanitation
and safety teaching ability, student supervision, and educator
professionalism.
The Department, upon recommendation of the Board, may
provide limited examination alternatives, waivers, or
transition-specific evaluation requirements for applicants,
consistent with the purpose of this Act.
(f) Issuance of license. The Department shall issue a
license as a licensed cirrology teacher to any applicant who
meets the requirements of this Section and any other
applicable requirements of this Act.
(g) Scope of license. Licensure as a licensed cirrology
teacher authorizes the holder to teach cirrology theory and
practice, supervise students in approved school settings,
provide instruction in approved educational programs, and
perform other instructional functions authorized under this
Act. A license issued under this Section does not, by itself,
authorize the holder to operate a licensed cirrology school,
operate a registered cirrology shop, function as an approved
apprenticeship partner, function as an approved partner
employer, or act as an approved continuing education sponsor
unless separately licensed, approved, or registered under this
Act.

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(h) Renewal; continuing education. A licensed cirrology
teacher shall renew the license in the manner prescribed by
the Department. As a condition of renewal, a licensed
cirrology teacher shall complete 10 hours of continuing
education every 2 years. The required hours shall include
safety, new techniques, educational standards, professional
ethics, sanitation, and other subjects approved by the
Department upon recommendation of the Board.
(i) Rulemaking authority. The Department may adopt rules
necessary to implement this Section, including rules
concerning application procedures, required teaching
experience, teacher-training standards, examinations,
grandfathering, transition requirements, proof of
instructional experience, renewal, and related administrative
standards, upon recommendation of the Board as required under
this Act.
Section 9. Qualifications for licensed cirrology school.
(a) School license required. No person, school,
institution, business, or other entity may advertise, operate,
or hold itself out as a licensed cirrology school unless
licensed by the Department under this Act.
(b) Purpose. A licensed cirrology school shall provide the
primary educational pathway for licensure under this Act and
shall deliver the required 600-hour cirrology program and
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approved under this Act, in a manner that protects students,
supports public health, and prepares graduates for safe,
ethical, and competent practice.
(c) Qualifications for licensure. An applicant for
licensure as a licensed cirrology school shall:
(1) submit a completed application on forms prescribed
by the Department;
(2) pay the required application or licensure fee;
(3) identify the legal name and ownership of the
school;
(4) identify the physical location of the school and
any additional instructional sites;
(5) demonstrate that the school has adequate
classrooms, practical training space, equipment,
sanitation facilities, and instructional resources to
deliver the approved course of study;
(6) demonstrate that the school will employ or
contract with licensed cirrology teachers in sufficient
number to provide proper instruction and supervision;
(7) submit the proposed cirrology curriculum, course
structure, and instructional schedule for approval;
(8) submit enrollment, attendance, grading,
completion, transcript, refund, and recordkeeping policies
in the form required by the Department;
(9) demonstrate the ability to comply with all health,
sanitation, safety, public protection, and educational

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requirements established under this Act and by rule; and
(10) satisfy any other reasonable requirements
established by this Act or by rule.
(d) Approved course of instruction. A licensed cirrology
school shall provide a State-approved course of instruction
consisting of not less than 600 clock hours of instruction and
supervised practical training in the required areas of study
established under this Act.
The school shall teach the required cirrology curriculum
in a manner that includes theory, demonstration, supervised
practice, practical application, safety, sanitation, law,
business practices, and client-centered textured hair care
within the scope of this Act.
(e) Required school operations. A licensed cirrology
school shall:
(1) maintain an instructional environment that is
safe, sanitary, and suitable for professional education;
(2) provide classrooms, clinic or practical training
areas, equipment, supplies, and materials reasonably
necessary for instruction in cirrology;
(3) provide instruction only through persons
authorized under this Act to teach or supervise;
(4) maintain student records, attendance records,
progress records, practical training records, transcripts,
and proof of completion in the manner required by the
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(5) maintain and disclose to students the school
calendar, course outline, grading standards, completion
requirements, attendance standards, and student policies;
(6) ensure that students receive the minimum required
instruction in the approved areas of study;
(7) supervise all practical and clinical instruction
in accordance with this Act and rules adopted under this
Act;
(8) maintain sanitation, infection control, and public
health practices appropriate to a professional cirrology
training environment;
(9) permit inspections by the Department in accordance
with this Act; and
(10) comply with all other requirements necessary to
protect students and the public.
(f) Enrollment and student disclosures. A licensed
cirrology school shall provide each student, before enrollment
or within the time required by rule, with a written enrollment
agreement or other approved disclosure document stating, at a
minimum:
(1) the name and address of the school;
(2) the title and length of the program;
(3) the total tuition, fees, and other charges;
(4) the refund policy;
(5) attendance, grading, and completion standards;
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termination policies;
(7) the conditions for graduation and issuance of
proof of completion; and
(8) any other disclosures required by the Department.
(g) Student instruction and practical training. A licensed
cirrology school may provide supervised practical instruction,
student clinic services, demonstrations, and other educational
activities consistent with this Act and rules adopted under
this Act.
Students may perform practical services only:
(1) as part of an approved course of instruction;
(2) under the supervision required by this Act; and
(3) in a manner consistent with public health,
consumer protection, and the educational purpose of the
school.
Nothing in this subsection authorizes a student to
independently practice cirrology for compensation except as
otherwise expressly permitted by law.
(h) Licensed teachers required. A licensed cirrology
school shall employ or contract with one or more licensed
cirrology teachers sufficient to provide proper instruction
and supervision. No school may provide cirrology instruction
through an unlicensed person except as otherwise expressly
permitted by this Act or by rule for limited guest
demonstration, specialized presentation, or temporary
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(i) Records and proof of completion. A licensed cirrology
school shall maintain and preserve records in the form and for
the period required by the Department, including records of:
(1) student enrollment;
(2) attendance and hours completed;
(3) grades, evaluations, and progress;
(4) practical training and clinic work;
(5) completion status;
(6) tuition and fees paid;
(7) refunds issued; and
(8) any other records required by this Act or by rule.
Upon successful completion of the program, the school
shall issue official proof of completion in the form required
by the Department.
(j) Inspection and compliance. A licensed cirrology school
shall be subject to inspection, audit, and review by the
Department for purposes of determining compliance with this
Act and rules adopted under this Act.
If the Department determines that the school is not
operating in compliance with this Act, the Department may
deny, refuse to renew, place on probation, suspend, revoke,
restrict, or otherwise discipline the school license in
accordance with this Act.
(k) Additional cirrology program approval for existing
schools. A barber school, cosmetology school, or other school
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Department for approval to add a cirrology program as a
separate approved course of instruction under this Act.
A school seeking approval under this subsection shall:
(1) satisfy the same cirrology-specific curriculum,
instructor, supervision, sanitation, recordkeeping, and
student-protection requirements applicable to a licensed
cirrology school under this Act;
(2) obtain approval from the Department before
advertising, enrolling students into, or offering the
cirrology program; and
(3) maintain the cirrology program as a separate
approved program under this Act.
Approval under this subsection shall not be construed to
merge cirrology into cosmetology, barbering, or any other
profession regulated under another Act.
(l) Branches, satellite sites, and additional locations.
The Department may require separate approval, registration, or
disclosure for branch locations, satellite instructional
sites, shared facilities, or other additional locations used
for cirrology instruction. No additional site may be used for
instruction unless authorized by the Department in accordance
with this Act or by rule.
(m) Transition for existing schools. During the 18-month
transition period established under this Act, the Department
may issue, convert, or recognize corresponding school approval
under this Act for a school that previously operated, was

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approved, or was recognized under prior hair braider law,
provided the school is in good standing and complies with any
transition requirements established by rule.
The Department shall administer this subsection in a
manner that preserves continuity of lawful educational
operations and avoids unnecessary disruption to current
students, educators, and approved programs.
(n) Scope of school license. Licensure as a licensed
cirrology school authorizes the holder to provide the approved
cirrology course of instruction and related educational
functions permitted under this Act. A school license does not,
by itself, authorize the school to act as an approved
continuing education sponsor, approved apprenticeship partner,
approved partner employer, or registered cirrology shop unless
separately approved, registered, or licensed under this Act.
(o) Rulemaking authority. The Department may adopt rules
necessary to implement this Section, including rules
concerning school applications, facilities, curriculum
approval, student-teacher ratios, records, disclosures,
inspections, branch locations, transition standards, and other
administrative or educational requirements, upon
recommendation of the Board where required under this Act.
Section 9.1. Existing barber and cosmetology schools
adding cirrology as an additional program. Nothing in this Act
shall be construed to limit, modify, or restrict the lawful

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scope of practice of licensed cosmetologists, barbers,
estheticians, or other professionals regulated under the
Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail
Technology Act of 1985.
Barber and cosmetology schools may apply to add a
cirrology program as a separate approved course of
instruction. They must satisfy all cirrology-specific
requirements. Approval does not merge cirrology into
cosmetology or barbering. Board recommendation is required
before Department approval.
Section 10. Qualifications for approved continuing
education sponsor.
(a) Approval required. No person, business, school,
institution, organization, association, or other entity may
advertise, offer, or hold itself out as an approved continuing
education sponsor under this Act unless approved by the
Department.
(b) Purpose. An approved continuing education sponsor
shall provide continuing education designed to promote
professional competency, public health, sanitation, legal
compliance, educator development, business development, and
safe practice within the field of cirrology.
(c) Qualifications for approval. An applicant for approval
as an approved continuing education sponsor shall:
(1) submit a completed application on forms prescribed

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by the Department;
(2) pay the required application or approval fee;
(3) identify the legal name and business address of
the applicant;
(4) identify the owner, operator, or authorized
representative responsible for the continuing education
program;
(5) demonstrate the ability to provide organized,
accurate, and professionally relevant continuing education
consistent with this Act;
(6) submit course topics, instructional methods,
attendance procedures, completion standards, and
recordkeeping procedures in the form required by the
Department; and
(7) satisfy any other reasonable requirements
established by this Act or by rule.
(d) Subjects for continuing education. Continuing
education offered under this Act may include, but is not
limited to, instruction in the following areas:
(1) sanitation, disinfection, infection control, and
public health;
(2) scalp health, hair health, and safe textured hair
care practices;
(3) developments in natural hair care, braiding, loc
care, protective styling, and nonchemical textured hair
services;

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(4) this Act and rules adopted under this Act;
(5) professional ethics, consumer protection, and
lawful scope of practice;
(6) educator development and instructional methods;
(7) apprenticeship supervision and workforce training
support;
(8) school compliance, recordkeeping, and
instructional standards;
(9) business practices, salon or shop management,
branding, marketing, merchandising, and entrepreneurship;
(10) product knowledge, nontoxic product education,
and safe use of tools and implements; and
(11) any other subject approved by the Department as
relevant to the competency and professional development of
persons credentialed under this Act.
(e) Approved formats. Continuing education may be offered
in live, in-person, remote, online, hybrid, seminar, workshop,
conference, demonstration, or other instructional formats
approved by the Department.
The Department may adopt rules regarding the number of
hours that may be completed through distance or online
instruction and the standards for verifying participation and
completion.
(f) Instructors and presenters. An approved continuing
education sponsor shall ensure that courses are taught or
presented by persons who are qualified by education, training,

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licensure, professional experience, subject matter expertise,
or instructional background to teach the subject matter
offered.
The Department may require documentation of instructor
qualifications and may establish standards by rule for course
presenters.
(g) Course approval and standards. The Department may
require pre-approval of courses or may approve sponsors
subject to compliance with course standards established by
this Act and by rule.
All continuing education offered under this Act shall:
(1) be accurate and professionally relevant;
(2) be consistent with the scope and purpose of this
Act;
(3) promote competent, safe, and ethical practice; and
(4) avoid false, misleading, or deceptive claims.
(h) Records and certificates. An approved continuing
education sponsor shall maintain records of:
(1) courses offered;
(2) dates and locations of instruction;
(3) instructors or presenters;
(4) attendance;
(5) course completion; and
(6) certificates or proof of completion issued.
The sponsor shall issue to each participant who
successfully completes a course a certificate or other proof

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of completion in the form required by the Department.
The sponsor shall preserve continuing education records
for the period required by rule and shall make them available
to the Department upon request.
(i) Duty to report and cooperate. An approved continuing
education sponsor shall cooperate with the Department in
audits, reviews, investigations, and compliance checks and
shall provide records or information required to verify
compliance with this Act.
(j) Misrepresentation prohibited. Approval as an approved
continuing education sponsor does not authorize the sponsor
to:
(1) issue professional licenses;
(2) operate a licensed cirrology school unless
separately licensed under this Act;
(3) represent that completion of a continuing
education course alone qualifies a person for initial
licensure, unless expressly authorized by this Act; or
(4) misrepresent Department approval, endorsement, or
sponsorship beyond the scope of the approval granted under
this Section.
(k) Renewal and continued compliance. Approval as an
approved continuing education sponsor shall be subject to
renewal, continued compliance, and any audit, reporting, or
quality-control requirements established by this Act or by
rule.

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(l) Transition for existing sponsors. During the 18-month
transition period established under this Act, the Department
may issue, convert, or recognize corresponding approval under
this Act for a continuing education sponsor previously
approved, recognized, or accepted under prior hair braider
law, provided the sponsor is in good standing and complies
with any transition requirements established by rule.
The Department shall administer this subsection in a
manner that preserves continuity of lawful continuing
education activity and avoids unnecessary disruption to
current licensees and approved providers.
(m) Discipline. If the Department determines that an
approved continuing education sponsor has violated this Act or
rules adopted under this Act, the Department may deny, refuse
to renew, place on probation, suspend, revoke, restrict, or
otherwise discipline the sponsor approval in accordance with
this Act.
(n) Scope of approval. Approval as an approved continuing
education sponsor authorizes the holder to offer continuing
education approved under this Act. Sponsor approval does not,
by itself, authorize the holder to act as a licensed
cirrologist, licensed cirrology teacher, licensed cirrology
school, registered cirrology shop, approved apprenticeship
partner, or approved partner employer unless separately
licensed, registered, or approved under this Act.
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necessary to implement this Section, including rules
concerning sponsor applications, course standards, instructor
qualifications, approved formats, records, audits, renewals,
transition standards, and other administrative requirements,
upon recommendation of the Board where required under this
Act.
Section 11. Qualifications for registered cirrology shop.
(a) Registration required. No person or entity may operate
a cirrology salon or shop without a certificate of
registration issued by the Department as a registered
cirrology shop.
(b) Purpose. A registered cirrology shop is the registered
place of business through which cirrology services may be
offered to the public in accordance with this Act.
Registration under this Section is intended to protect the
public by ensuring that cirrology services are provided in a
sanitary, identifiable, and lawfully operated business
setting.
(c) Application for registration. An applicant for
registration as a registered cirrology shop shall:
(1) submit a completed application on forms prescribed
by the Department;
(2) identify the legal name of the owner and the name
under which the shop will operate;
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information required by the Department to identify the
location and ownership of the business;
(4) disclose whether the shop is operated as a sole
proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited
liability company, or other lawful business form;
(5) certify compliance with sanitation, safety, and
operational requirements established under this Act and by
rule; and
(6) pay the required registration fee.
(d) Registration fee. The fee for registration of a
registered cirrology shop shall be $25. Payment shall be made
by check or money order payable to the Department of Financial
and Professional Regulation. The fee is not refundable.
(e) Expiration and renewal. The registration of a
registered cirrology shop shall expire on November 30 of each
even-numbered year.
A registered cirrology shop may renew its registration in
the manner prescribed by the Department. A shop that fails to
renew on or before the expiration date may not continue
operating unless otherwise permitted by this Act or by rule.
(f) Certificate of registration. Upon approval of the
application and payment of the required fee, the Department
shall issue a certificate of registration to the registered
cirrology shop. The certificate of registration shall be
displayed in a conspicuous place within the shop and shall be
available for inspection by the Department.

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(g) Scope of registration. Registration as a registered
cirrology shop authorizes the holder to operate a place of
business for the performance of cirrology services for
compensation, provided that services are performed only by
persons lawfully licensed, authorized, or otherwise permitted
to practice under this Act.
Registration as a registered cirrology shop does not, by
itself, authorize:
(1) the independent practice of cirrology by an
unlicensed person;
(2) operation as a licensed cirrology school;
(3) operation as an approved continuing education
sponsor;
(4) operation as an approved apprenticeship partner;
or
(5) participation as an approved partner employer
unless separately approved under this Act.
(h) Shop requirements. A registered cirrology shop shall:
(1) maintain the premises in a clean, safe, sanitary,
and orderly condition;
(2) comply with sanitation, disinfection, infection
control, and public health requirements established under
this Act and by rule;
(3) maintain all tools, implements, equipment,
furnishings, and service areas in a condition suitable for
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(4) ensure that only persons lawfully licensed,
registered, or otherwise authorized under this Act perform
services requiring authorization under this Act;
(5) maintain the certificate of registration and any
other licenses required under this Act in a conspicuous
place within the shop;
(6) permit inspections by the Department in accordance
with this Act;
(7) cooperate with investigations or compliance
reviews conducted by the Department;
(8) maintain any records required by this Act or by
rule; and
(9) comply with all other requirements necessary to
protect the public and ensure lawful operation.
(i) Services within the shop. A registered cirrology shop
may provide services within the scope of practice established
by Section 4 of this Act and may offer consultation, retail
product sales, client education, and other lawful business
functions consistent with the practice of cirrology.
Nothing in this Section authorizes the performance of
services outside the scope of this Act.
(j) Ownership and management. A registered cirrology shop
may be owned by a licensed practitioner or by another lawful
person or entity, provided that all services requiring
licensure under this Act are performed only by persons
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Ownership of a registered cirrology shop does not, by
itself, authorize the owner to practice cirrology unless the
owner is separately licensed under this Act.
(k) Change of ownership, location, or operation. A
registered cirrology shop shall notify the Department, in the
manner required by rule, of any material change in ownership,
legal name, business name, location, or operational status.
The Department may require a new application, amended
registration, or additional approval for a material change
affecting the registered shop.
(l) Additional locations. A separate registration may be
required for each shop location. No additional location may
operate as a registered cirrology shop unless registered or
otherwise authorized by the Department in accordance with this
Act or by rule.
(m) Eligibility to become an approved partner employer. A
registered cirrology shop may apply for approval as an
approved partner employer if it satisfies the apprenticeship
supervision, training, recordkeeping, wage, and compliance
requirements established under this Act and by rule.
Registration as a registered cirrology shop does not
automatically confer approved partner employer status.
(o) Unlawful operation. It is a violation of this Act to
operate, advertise, or hold out a business as a cirrology
salon or shop without a certificate of registration issued by
the Department as a registered cirrology shop.

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(p) Discipline and enforcement. If the Department
determines that a registered cirrology shop has violated this
Act or rules adopted under this Act, the Department may deny,
refuse to renew, place on probation, suspend, revoke,
restrict, or otherwise discipline the registration in
accordance with this Act.
(q) Rulemaking authority. The Department may adopt rules
necessary to implement this Section, including rules
concerning applications, registration forms, sanitation
standards, inspections, display requirements, multiple
locations, transition standards, and other administrative or
operational requirements, upon recommendation of the Board
where required under this Act.
Section 12. Qualifications for approved apprenticeship
partner.
(a) Approval required. No institution, program,
organization, or other entity may advertise, offer,
coordinate, host, or hold itself out as an approved
apprenticeship partner under this Act unless approved by the
Department.
(b) Purpose. An approved apprenticeship partner shall
support the cirrology apprenticeship program by providing or
coordinating related instruction, pre-apprenticeship
preparation, educational support, supportive services, program
coordination, or other approved apprenticeship-related

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functions consistent with this Act.
(c) Eligible entities. An approved apprenticeship partner
may include, but is not limited to:
(1) a community college;
(2) a high school;
(3) a career and technical education program;
(4) a licensed cirrology school;
(5) a nonprofit training provider;
(6) a workforce training organization;
(7) a community-based educational or workforce
program; or
(8) another institution, program, or organization
approved by the Department as capable of supporting a
cirrology apprenticeship program.
(d) Qualifications for approval. An applicant for approval
as an approved apprenticeship partner shall:
(1) submit a completed application on forms prescribed
by the Department;
(2) pay the required application or approval fee, if
any;
(3) identify the legal name, address, and responsible
representative of the applicant;
(4) describe the educational, supportive,
instructional, coordination, or workforce functions the
applicant proposes to perform under this Act;
(5) demonstrate the capacity to provide or coordinate

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related instruction, pre-apprenticeship services, student
or apprentice support, or other approved
apprenticeship-related functions in a manner consistent
with this Act;
(6) demonstrate the ability to maintain records,
monitor participation, and cooperate with the Department
and other approved entities involved in the cirrology
apprenticeship program;
(7) agree to comply with this Act and rules adopted
under this Act; and
(8) satisfy any other reasonable requirements
established by this Act or by rule.
(e) Authorized functions. An approved apprenticeship
partner may, to the extent authorized by this Act and rules
adopted under this Act:
(1) provide or coordinate related instruction for a
cirrology apprenticeship program;
(2) provide or host a pre-apprenticeship program;
(3) provide orientation, mentoring, tutoring, academic
support, work-readiness support, or other educational
support for apprentices or prospective apprentices;
(4) coordinate scheduling, progress tracking,
attendance monitoring, evaluations, and communications
among apprentices, approved partner employers, licensed
cirrology schools, and the Department;
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to help apprentices enter, remain in, and complete the
apprenticeship pathway, consistent with law and available
program authority;
(6) collaborate with community colleges, high schools,
career and technical education programs, workforce
partners, nonprofit providers, licensed cirrology schools,
and approved partner employers;
(7) assist with documentation, reports, and records
required under this Act; and
(8) perform any other apprenticeship-related support
function approved by the Department and consistent with
this Act.
(f) Related instruction. If an approved apprenticeship
partner provides related instruction, the instruction shall:
(1) be relevant to the cirrology apprenticeship
program;
(2) be consistent with the curriculum, competencies,
health and safety standards, and public protection
purposes of this Act;
(3) be provided by qualified instructors, educators,
or subject matter presenters as permitted under this Act
or by rule; and
(4) be documented in the manner required by the
Department.
(g) Pre-apprenticeship support. An approved apprenticeship
partner may offer or coordinate a pre-apprenticeship program

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designed to prepare individuals for entry into a cirrology
apprenticeship program through foundational instruction,
career exposure, work-readiness development, supportive
services, or other related preparation.
Participation in a pre-apprenticeship program does not, by
itself:
(1) authorize independent practice under this Act;
(2) constitute licensure under this Act; or
(3) guarantee placement in an apprenticeship, unless
otherwise provided by written agreement or program
standards approved under this Act.
(h) Agreements and coordination. An approved
apprenticeship partner may enter into written agreements or
collaborations with:
(1) an approved partner employer;
(2) a licensed cirrology school;
(3) a community college, high school, or career and
technical education program;
(4) a workforce training organization or
community-based partner; or
(5) another approved institution or entity involved in
the cirrology apprenticeship program.
Any agreement under this subsection shall be consistent
with this Act and rules adopted under this Act and shall not
authorize independent practice outside the scope of this Act.
(i) Records and documentation. An approved apprenticeship

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partner shall maintain records required by the Department
concerning any function performed under this Act, including,
where applicable:
(1) apprentice participation;
(2) related instruction provided;
(3) attendance and completion records;
(4) supportive services or program coordination
records;
(5) agreements with other approved entities; and
(6) any other records required by this Act or by rule.
The approved apprenticeship partner shall preserve records
for the period required by rule and shall make them available
to the Department upon request.
(j) No independent practice authority. Approval as an
approved apprenticeship partner does not, by itself,
authorize:
(1) the independent practice of cirrology;
(2) operation as a licensed cirrology school unless
separately licensed under this Act;
(3) operation as a registered cirrology shop unless
separately registered under this Act;
(4) operation as an approved continuing education
sponsor unless separately approved under this Act; or
(5) operation as an approved partner employer unless
separately approved under this Act.
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partner shall cooperate with the Department in audits,
reviews, investigations, compliance monitoring, and requests
for information related to its approved functions under this
Act.
(m) Discipline. If the Department determines that an
approved apprenticeship partner has violated this Act or rules
adopted under this Act, the Department may deny, refuse to
renew, place on probation, suspend, revoke, restrict, or
otherwise discipline the approval in accordance with this Act.
(n) Scope of approval. Approval as an approved
apprenticeship partner authorizes the holder to perform only
those functions permitted under this Act and approved by the
Department. Approval under this Section does not, by itself,
authorize the holder to issue licenses, certify independent
practice, or act outside the scope of the approval granted
under this Act.
(o) Rulemaking authority. The Department may adopt rules
necessary to implement this Section, including rules
concerning applications, qualifications, related instruction,
records, supportive services, agreements, transition
standards, audits, and other administrative requirements, upon
recommendation of the Board where required under this Act.
Section 15. Transition; grandfathering; temporary
licensure.
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the repeal, transfer, replacement, or amendment of hair
braiding provisions under prior law and rules do not
unnecessarily interrupt lawful work, education, teaching,
licensure, school approval, sponsor approval, or business
operations while the State transitions to regulation under
this Act.
(b) Transition period. For a period of 18 months after the
effective date of this Act, the Department shall administer
the orderly transition of hair braider licensure, teaching
approval, school approval, continuing education approval, and
related registrations or credentials from prior law into the
corresponding cirrology categories established under this Act.
During the 18-month transition period, the Department
shall implement this Act in a manner that preserves continuity
of lawful practice, instruction, school operation, continuing
education activity, business operation, renewal, and public
protection.
(c) Automatic transition for current hair braider
licensees. During the 18-month transition period, any person
holding an active Illinois hair braider license in good
standing shall be eligible for automatic transition into the
corresponding cirrology licensure category for renewal
purposes.
The Department shall permit the license holder to renew
under the designated cirrology category without requiring
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the time of transition, subject only to any limited
sanitation, public health, legal, or administrative transition
requirement established by rule and consistent with the
purpose of this Act.
(d) Renewal dates carried forward. All hair braider
license expiration and renewal dates of October 31 for
even-numbered years shall automatically apply to the
corresponding cirrology license category during the transition
period until superseded by law or rule adopted under this Act.
The Department shall administer renewals during the transition
period in a manner that avoids lapse, forfeiture, or
interruption of lawful practice solely because the statutory
category name or governing Act has changed.
Transition requirements adopted under this Section shall
be limited to sanitation, public health, legal, or
administrative components reasonably necessary to implement
this Act and may not be imposed in a manner that creates an
unnecessary interruption of lawful practice, instruction,
school operation, continuing education activity, or business
operation.
(e) Transitional pathway for schools, sponsors, shops, and
partner approvals. During the 18-month transition period, the
Department may issue, convert, renew, or recognize
corresponding credentials under this Act for schools,
continuing education sponsors, shops, apprenticeship-related
partners, employers, and other entities previously approved,

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recognized, registered, or lawfully operating under prior hair
braider law if the person or entity is in good standing and
meets any transition requirements established by rule.
This subsection shall be administered in a manner that
avoids unnecessary interruption of lawful educational
operations, continuing education activity, apprenticeship
participation, or business registration solely because the
credential is being transferred into a cirrology category
under this Act.
(f) Continuity of lawful practice and operation. No person
or entity lawfully licensed, registered, or approved under
prior hair braider law shall lose the authority to continue
practice, instruction, school operation, continuing education
activity, business operation, or apprenticeship participation
solely because statutory references, forms, databases, or
administrative processes have not yet been updated to reflect
the transition to this Act, so long as the person or entity
timely complies with transition requirements established by
the Department.
(g) Corresponding categories. For purposes of this
Section, the Department shall determine the corresponding
cirrology category into which a prior credential shall
transition, based on the nature of the prior credential and
the categories created under this Act.
The Department may adopt rules to implement the transition
of individual, instructional, school, sponsor, shop,

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apprenticeship, or other related credentials into their
appropriate cirrology categories.
(h) Department authority during transition. During the
18-month transition period, the Department may:
(1) convert existing licenses, registrations, and
approvals into the corresponding cirrology categories;
(2) issue temporary, conditional, or provisional
credentials to prevent unnecessary interruption of lawful
work or instruction;
(3) require limited sanitation, legal, public health,
or administrative transition components;
(4) accept affidavits, existing records, prior
licenses, and other reliable documentation for transition
purposes;
(5) extend deadlines or cure periods for
administrative good cause; and
(6) adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of
this Section.
(k) Construction. This Section shall be liberally
construed to preserve continuity, protect the public,
recognize lawful prior practice and experience, and ensure an
orderly transfer of hair braiding and related textured hair
licensure into the cirrology framework created by this Act.
(i) Rulemaking authority. The Department may adopt rules
necessary to implement this Section, including rules
concerning conversion, renewal, grandfathering, temporary

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licensure, documentary proof, good standing, corresponding
categories, school and teacher transition, sponsor transition,
shop transition, and administrative continuity, upon
recommendation of the Board where required under this Act.
Section 16. Board of Cirrology.
(a) Establishment. The Board of Cirrology is created
within the Department. The Board shall be the
profession-specific advisory and recommending body for all
matters arising under this Act.
(b) Purpose. The purpose of the Board is to ensure that
standards governing cirrology are developed by persons with
demonstrated expertise in nonchemical textured hair practice,
education, public health, cultural competency, consumer
protection, and workforce access. In administering this Act,
the Department and the Board shall preserve the distinct
professional identity of cirrology, prevent unnecessary
barriers to entry, and avoid the historical misclassification
of textured hair services within regulatory frameworks that do
not reflect the actual scope, science, culture, or public
health needs of textured hair practice.
(c) Membership. The Board shall consist of 9 members
appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate.
(d) Composition. The membership of the Board shall
include, at a minimum:

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(1) 3 members who are licensed cirrologists or, during
the transition period established under this Act, persons
eligible for transitional licensure under this Act, each
of whom has at least 5 years of active practice in textured
hair services;
(2) 2 members who are founders, pioneers, or educators
with at least 10 years of documented leadership,
instruction, curriculum development, research, or advocacy
in textured hair care in Illinois;
(3) one member who is an owner, administrator, or lead
academic officer of a licensed cirrology school or
approved cirrology education program;
(4) one member who is a dermatologist, trichologist,
public health professional, or other licensed health
professional with expertise in scalp and hair health
affecting textured hair;
(5) one member who is a public member representing
consumer interests and who is not licensed under this Act
and has no financial interest in a school, shop, product
manufacturer, distributor, testing vendor, or continuing
education provider regulated under this Act; and
(6) one member who is a workforce development, civil
rights, reentry, or community-based representative with
experience expanding access to education,
entrepreneurship, or occupational opportunity for
historically excluded communities.

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(e) Appointment considerations. In making appointments,
the Governor shall give due consideration to recommendations
submitted by statewide organizations representing
cirrologists, natural hair professionals, hair braiders,
textured hair educators, consumer advocates, public health
professionals, and other stakeholders with demonstrated
experience in textured hair safety, education, cultural
practice, and workforce access.
To the extent practicable, appointments shall reflect the
geographic, racial, cultural, and professional diversity of
Illinois and of the communities most affected by this Act.
(f) Independence of the profession. No more than one
member of the Board may simultaneously hold a cosmetology,
barbering, or related license issued under another Act unless
that member otherwise qualifies under one of the categories
set forth in this Section and demonstrates substantial
experience specific to textured hair practice.
Nothing in this Section shall be construed to authorize
the Board or the Department to define cirrology by reference
to cosmetology, barbering, or any other profession regulated
under another Act except where expressly provided by law.
(g) Terms. Members shall serve staggered 3-year terms and
until their successors are appointed and qualified. No member
shall serve more than 2 consecutive terms.
Of the initial appointees, the Governor may designate
staggered initial terms as necessary to establish term

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rotation.
(h) Vacancies. A vacancy occurring on the Board shall be
filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the
unexpired portion of the term.
(i) Removal. A member may be removed in accordance with
applicable law for neglect of duty, misconduct, inability to
serve, or other cause consistent with service on a State
board.
(j) Quorum and meetings. A majority of the members then
appointed to the Board shall constitute a quorum. The Board
shall meet at the call of the Chair, at the request of the
Department, or as otherwise provided by rule or schedule
adopted under this Act.
The Board may establish committees, work groups, or
advisory structures consistent with this Act and subject to
applicable law.
(k) Officers. The Board shall annually elect from its
members a Chair and Vice-Chair and may elect or designate any
other officer authorized by rule or procedure.
(l) Powers and duties. The Board shall advise and make
recommendations to the Department on all matters concerning
this Act, including, but not limited to:
(1) scope of practice and professional standards for
cirrology;
(2) curriculum standards for licensed cirrology
schools and approved cirrology programs;

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(3) qualifications for licensure, registration, and
approval under this Act;
(4) examinations, competency standards, and evaluation
requirements;
(5) teacher-training standards and educational
requirements;
(6) continuing education standards and sponsor
approval criteria;
(7) standards for registered cirrology shops;
(8) standards for approved apprenticeship partners and
approved partner employers;
(9) cirrology apprenticeship program requirements,
including related instruction, supervision, competency,
and workforce access;
(10) sanitation, disinfection, infection control, and
public health standards;
(11) transition, grandfathering, temporary licensure,
and conversion of credentials from prior law;
(12) rules necessary to implement and enforce this
Act;
(13) discipline, consumer protection, and lawful scope
enforcement; and
(14) any other matter referred to the Board by the
Department or otherwise arising under this Act.
(m) Recommendation required. The Department shall seek and
obtain the recommendation of the Board before:

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(1) adopting, amending, or repealing rules under this
Act;
(2) approving or materially modifying curriculum
standards, school standards, teacher standards, or
examination standards under this Act;
(3) approving or materially modifying standards for
apprenticeship, continuing education, shops, partner
approvals, or transition requirements under this Act; or
(4) materially changing professional standards
specific to cirrology.
If the Department rejects or materially modifies a
recommendation of the Board on a matter arising under this
Act, the Department shall provide the Board with a written
explanation stating the reasons for the rejection or
modification.
(n) Compensation and reimbursement. Each voting member of
the Board shall receive a per diem stipend for attendance at
duly called Board meetings, committee meetings, hearings,
rulemaking sessions, and other authorized Board work performed
under this Act.
Each member shall also be reimbursed for all legitimate,
necessary, and authorized expenses incurred in carrying out
official Board duties, including travel, mileage, lodging,
meals, and related expenses, subject to applicable State
travel policies.
Compensation and reimbursement under this subsection shall

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be paid from fees collected under this Act or from the
applicable professional regulation fund.
The per diem stipend established under this subsection
shall reflect the specialized professional expertise required
for service under this Act and shall not be set at a nominal
amount inconsistent with meaningful public participation.
(o) Conflicts of interest. Each Board member shall
disclose any ownership interest, employment, compensation,
consulting relationship, or contractual relationship with a
school, shop, product manufacturer, distributor, examination
vendor, continuing education provider, or trade association
affected by this Act.
A member shall recuse himself or herself from any
recommendation, deliberation, or vote presenting a direct
financial conflict of interest.
No person whose primary financial interest is in a
national testing vendor, product manufacturer, curriculum
vendor, or similar commercial enterprise seeking to influence
market access under this Act may serve as Chair of the Board.
(p) Good faith immunity. A Board member shall not be
civilly liable for any act, omission, recommendation,
decision, or other conduct undertaken in good faith within the
scope of his or her duties under this Act, except for willful,
wanton, or intentional misconduct.
(q) Administrative support. The Department shall provide
administrative support to the Board sufficient to carry out

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its duties under this Act.
(r) Transition and initial implementation. During the
18-month transition period established under this Act, the
Board shall advise the Department on implementation of the
Act, including transition of hair braiding credentials,
grandfathering, temporary licensure, school and teacher
transition, curriculum approval, apprenticeship rollout, and
public communication.
The Board may begin making recommendations upon
appointment of a quorum of members.
(s) Applicability of law. The Board shall operate subject
to applicable State laws governing ethics, public service,
meetings, records, training, and other requirements applicable
to State boards and commissions.
(t) Rulemaking authority. The Department may adopt rules
necessary to implement this Section, including rules
concerning appointments, procedures, meetings, compensation,
records, conflict disclosures, and other matters necessary for
administration of the Board, upon recommendation of the Board
where required under this Act.
Section 17. Administration by the Department.
(a) Administration. The Department shall administer and
enforce this Act.
(b) General authority. In administering this Act, the
Department shall have authority to:

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(1) issue, renew, restore, convert, transition, deny,
refuse to renew, place on probation, suspend, revoke,
restrict, or otherwise discipline any license,
registration, approval, or other credential authorized
under this Act;
(2) receive and process applications, fees, renewals,
notices, reports, and records required under this Act;
(3) establish and maintain official records relating
to persons and entities credentialed under this Act;
(4) investigate complaints and possible violations of
this Act and rules adopted under this Act;
(5) inspect schools, shops, approved partner
employers, approved apprenticeship partners, continuing
education sponsors, and other locations or entities
regulated under this Act as authorized by law;
(6) conduct audits, reviews, and compliance checks
necessary to enforce this Act;
(7) approve forms, documentation standards, and
administrative procedures necessary to carry out this Act;
(8) adopt rules necessary to implement and enforce
this Act, subject to the requirements of this Act
concerning Board recommendation;
(9) collect and administer fees authorized under this
Act; and
(10) take any other action reasonably necessary to
carry out the purposes of this Act.

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(c) Consultation with the Board. In carrying out its
duties under this Act, the Department shall act in
consultation with the Board on matters specific to cirrology.
(d) Recommendation required for cirrology-specific
matters. The Department shall seek and obtain the
recommendation of the Board before taking action on
cirrology-specific matters for which Board recommendation is
required under this Act, including matters concerning:
(1) scope of practice;
(2) curriculum and educational standards;
(3) teacher-training standards;
(4) examination standards;
(5) continuing education standards;
(6) standards for registered cirrology shops;
(7) standards for approved apprenticeship partners and
approved partner employers;
(8) apprenticeship standards, supervision, and related
instruction;
(9) transition, grandfathering, temporary licensure,
and conversion of prior credentials; and
(10) other profession-specific standards established
under this Act.
(e) Written explanation if Board recommendation is
rejected or modified. If the Department rejects or materially
modifies a recommendation of the Board on a matter arising
under this Act, the Department shall provide the Board with a

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written explanation stating the reasons for the rejection or
modification.
(f) No merger into other professions. Nothing in this
Section shall be construed to permit the Department to
administer this Act in a manner that merges cirrology into
cosmetology, barbering, or any other profession regulated
under another Act, except where expressly provided by law.
(g) Records and credential status. The Department shall
maintain records sufficient to identify the status of each
license, registration, approval, or other credential issued
under this Act, including, where applicable:
(1) issuance date;
(2) expiration date;
(3) renewal status;
(4) disciplinary status;
(5) transition or conversion status; and
(6) any other information required for proper
administration of this Act.
(h) Forms and notices. The Department may prescribe forms,
notices, certificates, registrations, applications, renewal
materials, and other documents necessary to administer this
Act.
(i) Investigations and inspections. The Department may
investigate any complaint or information suggesting a
violation of this Act and may inspect any school, shop,
approved sponsor, approved apprenticeship partner, approved

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partner employer, or other regulated person or entity as
authorized by this Act and applicable law.
(j) Administrative continuity during transition. During
the 18-month transition period established under this Act, the
Department shall administer this Act in a manner that
preserves continuity of licensure, renewal, instruction,
school operation, sponsor activity, business registration,
apprenticeship participation, and public protection while
transitioning hair braiding and related textured hair
credentials into the cirrology framework created by this Act.
(k) Acceptance of prior records during transition. During
the 18-month transition period, the Department may accept
prior licenses, approvals, registrations, school records,
instructional records, affidavits, business records, and other
reliable documentation for purposes of conversion, renewal,
grandfathering, temporary licensure, or transition under this
Act.
(l) Administrative support to the Board. The Department
shall provide administrative, clerical, procedural, and record
support reasonably necessary for the Board to carry out its
duties under this Act.
(m) Rulemaking authority. The Department may adopt rules
necessary to implement this Section and the administration of
this Act, upon recommendation of the Board where required
under this Act.

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Section 18. Investigations, discipline, and unlicensed
practice.
(a) Grounds for discipline. The Department may deny,
refuse to issue, refuse to renew, place on probation, suspend,
revoke, restrict, reprimand, fine, or otherwise discipline any
license, registration, approval, or other credential issued
under this Act for any one or more of the following:
(1) fraud, deception, or material misrepresentation in
obtaining, renewing, restoring, converting, or attempting
to obtain a credential under this Act;
(2) violation of this Act or any rule adopted under
this Act;
(3) practicing, teaching, operating, supervising,
sponsoring, or otherwise acting beyond the scope
authorized by the credential held under this Act;
(4) aiding, assisting, or permitting another person to
practice, teach, or operate in violation of this Act;
(5) unlicensed practice or unlawful representation
under this Act;
(6) failure to maintain sanitary, safe, or lawful
conditions required under this Act;
(7) gross negligence, repeated negligence,
incompetence, or misconduct in practice, instruction,
supervision, school operation, sponsorship, or
apprenticeship administration;
(8) failure to provide required supervision of a

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student, apprentice, or trainee;
(9) failure to maintain required records,
falsification of records, or refusal to produce records
required by this Act;
(10) fraud or deception in advertising,
representations to the public, or statements made to the
Department;
(11) disciplinary action taken against a professional
credential held by the person in this State or another
jurisdiction for conduct substantially related to public
safety, fraud, abuse, or professional misconduct;
(12) conviction of, plea of guilty to, plea of nolo
contendere to, or finding of guilt for an offense
substantially related to the practice, instruction,
operation, or duties authorized under this Act, subject to
applicable Illinois law governing the use of criminal
history in licensing;
(13) exploitation, abuse, mistreatment, intimidation,
harassment, or other improper conduct toward a client,
student, apprentice, employee, or consumer;
(14) failure of an approved partner employer to
compensate an apprentice as required by law;
(15) failure of a licensed cirrology school, approved
continuing education sponsor, approved apprenticeship
partner, approved partner employer, or registered
cirrology shop to comply with standards established under

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this Act;
(16) use of prohibited chemicals, practices, products,
or devices in violation of this Act;
(17) failure to cooperate with an investigation,
inspection, audit, or lawful request of the Department; or
(18) any other conduct that violates this Act or
endangers the public.
(b) Complaints and investigations. The Department may
receive complaints from any person and may, on its own motion,
investigate any person or entity believed to be acting in
violation of this Act.
An investigation under this Section may include review of
applications, records, advertisements, credentials, training
records, payroll records, school records, apprenticeship
records, continuing education records, consumer complaints,
and any other information relevant to the enforcement of this
Act.
(c) Inspections and audits. The Department may inspect and
audit any licensed cirrology school, registered cirrology
shop, approved continuing education sponsor, approved
apprenticeship partner, approved partner employer, or other
regulated person or entity as authorized by this Act and
applicable law to determine compliance with this Act.
(d) Disciplinary measures. If the Department determines
that a violation of this Act has occurred, the Department may
impose one or more of the following:

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(1) denial of an application;
(2) refusal to renew a credential;
(3) reprimand;
(4) probation subject to terms and conditions;
(5) suspension;
(6) revocation;
(7) restriction or limitation of practice,
instruction, approval, registration, or supervision
authority;
(8) corrective education or remedial training;
(9) administrative fine as authorized by rule or law;
(10) cease and desist order; or
(11) any other disciplinary or corrective action
authorized by this Act or applicable law.
(e) Notice and opportunity to be heard. Except as
otherwise provided by law, the Department shall provide notice
and an opportunity to be heard before imposing discipline
under this Act. Proceedings under this Section shall be
conducted in accordance with applicable Illinois
administrative procedure and due process requirements.
(f) Summary or emergency action. If the Department
determines that continued practice, instruction, operation,
sponsorship, apprenticeship participation, or business
activity under a credential issued under this Act presents an
immediate danger to the public, the Department may take
emergency or summary action to the extent authorized by law.

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(g) Unlicensed practice. It is unlawful for any person or
entity to:
(1) practice cirrology for compensation without the
license required under this Act;
(2) teach cirrology without the license required under
this Act;
(3) operate a cirrology school without the license
required under this Act;
(4) operate a cirrology salon or shop without a
certificate of registration as a registered cirrology
shop;
(5) advertise, offer, or hold itself out as an
approved continuing education sponsor, approved
apprenticeship partner, or approved partner employer
without the approval required under this Act; or
(6) use a title or designation protected under this
Act without the credential required under this Act.
(h) Unlawful representation. A person or entity that
falsely represents itself as licensed, registered, approved,
certified, or otherwise authorized under this Act, or that
uses a protected title in violation of this Act, is subject to
enforcement under this Section.
(i) Cease and desist authority. The Department may issue a
cease and desist order to any person or entity engaged in
unlicensed practice, unlawful representation, or any other
conduct prohibited by this Act.

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(j) Civil and administrative remedies cumulative. The
remedies provided in this Section are cumulative and do not
preclude any other lawful civil, administrative, or criminal
remedy available under Illinois law.
(k) Consumer protection. The Department shall administer
this Section in a manner that protects consumers, students,
apprentices, educators, schools, shops, and the public, while
preserving the distinct professional framework established by
this Act.
(l) Rulemaking authority. The Department may adopt rules
necessary to implement this Section, including rules
concerning complaints, investigations, inspections, audits,
disciplinary procedures, administrative fines, corrective
measures, and cease and desist orders, upon recommendation of
the Board where required under this Act.
Section 19. Transfer of hair braiding regulation;
replacement of prior law.
(a) Transfer of regulation. On the effective date of this
Act, the regulation of hair braiding and related nonchemical
textured hair practices shall begin transfer from the Barber,
Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act
of 1985 to this Act.
The purpose of this Section is to repeal, replace, and
transfer hair braiding and related textured hair licensure
into the cirrology framework established under this Act while

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preserving continuity of lawful practice, instruction,
education, business operation, renewal, and public protection.
(b) Hair braiding subsumed into cirrology. Hair braiding,
African-style hair braiding, loc care, natural hair
maintenance, protective styling, and related nonchemical
textured hair services regulated under prior law shall, to the
extent provided by this Act, be governed under the licensure,
registration, approval, training, education, and disciplinary
framework established by this Act.
(c) Repeal and replacement intent. It is the intent of the
General Assembly that this Act replace the hair braiding
provisions previously regulated under the Barber, Cosmetology,
Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985.
(d) Corresponding categories under this Act. For purposes
of transition and implementation, the Department shall assign
prior hair braiding credentials, approvals, and registrations
to the corresponding cirrology category or categories created
under this Act, including, as applicable:
(1) licensed cirrologist;
(2) licensed cirrology teacher;
(3) licensed cirrology school;
(4) approved continuing education sponsor;
(5) registered cirrology shop;
(6) approved apprenticeship partner; and
(7) approved partner employer.
The Department may adopt rules or administrative

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procedures necessary to determine the appropriate
corresponding category for a prior credential, business,
school, sponsor, approval, or instructional role.
(e) Continuity of existing licenses and approvals. A
person or entity lawfully licensed, registered, approved, or
otherwise recognized under prior hair braider law shall not
lose the ability to continue lawful practice, instruction,
school operation, continuing education activity, shop
operation, or related approved activity solely because
statutory references, forms, databases, or administrative
systems have not yet been updated to reflect this Act,
provided that the person or entity timely complies with the
transition requirements established under this Act.
(f) Continuity of renewals and expirations. All hair
braider license expiration and renewal dates of October 31 of
even-numbered years shall automatically apply to the
corresponding cirrology license category during the transition
period established under this Act and until superseded by law
or rule adopted under this Act.
(g) Records, forms, orders, and proceedings. All records,
applications, notices, renewal materials, disciplinary
records, administrative orders, pending matters, and other
official documents relating to hair braiding under prior law
shall continue in effect and may be used, recognized,
transferred, or enforced under this Act to the extent
consistent with this Act and necessary to preserve continuity

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of administration and public protection.
Pending applications, renewals, investigations,
disciplinary matters, hearings, orders, and administrative
proceedings concerning hair braiding under prior law may be
completed, converted, transferred, or otherwise resolved under
this Act or under transitional procedures adopted by the
Department.
(h) References in law and rule. During the transition
period and until conforming amendments are completed, any
reference in Illinois law, rule, form, notice, application,
disciplinary order, registration, approval, or Department
record to hair braiding or African-style hair braiding under
prior law shall be interpreted, to the extent practicable, in
a manner that gives effect to this Act and preserves
continuity of licensure, enforcement, education, and
administration.
(i) Conforming amendments. The General Assembly intends
that all corresponding references in Illinois statutes,
administrative rules, forms, and official records be amended
as necessary to reflect the transfer of hair braiding and
related textured hair regulation into this Act.
Conforming amendments shall include, as applicable:
(1) repeal or amendment of hair braiding provisions in
the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and
Nail Technology Act of 1985;
(2) amendment of statutory references to hair braider

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licensure so that such references correspond to the
categories created under this Act;
(3) amendment of school, teacher, sponsor, shop,
apprenticeship, and disciplinary references affected by
the transfer of regulation under this Act;
(4) amendment of Department forms, records, and
administrative systems necessary to implement this Act;
and
(5) amendment of the Regulatory Sunset Act and any
other law necessary to reflect the creation of cirrology
and the repeal, replacement, or transfer of hair braiding
regulation under prior law; and
(6) amendment of the short title, Article headings,
and other headings of the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics,
Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985, as
necessary to remove hair braiding from that Act except
where a historical or transitional reference is expressly
required.
(j) Preservation of public protection. This Section shall
not be construed to eliminate, weaken, or interrupt any public
health, sanitation, disciplinary, consumer protection, or
enforcement authority necessary to protect the public during
the transfer of regulation from prior law into this Act.
(k) No reversion to cosmetology control. Nothing in this
Section shall be construed to merge cirrology into
cosmetology, barbering, or any other profession regulated

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under another Act, or to subordinate the standards established
under this Act to the prior regulatory treatment of hair
braiding, except where expressly provided by law.
(l) Department authority during transfer. The Department
may take any administrative action reasonably necessary to
carry out the transfer of regulation under this Section,
including:
(1) converting credentials and approvals into the
corresponding cirrology categories;
(2) issuing notices, revised forms, and replacement
credentials;
(3) accepting prior records and documentation for
transition purposes;
(4) maintaining continuity of renewals, discipline,
and enforcement;
(5) coordinating with the Board on profession-specific
standards; and
(6) adopting rules necessary to implement this
Section.
(m) Construction. This Section shall be liberally
construed to effectuate the transfer of hair braiding
regulation into the cirrology framework established under this
Act, preserve continuity for affected workers and entities,
and ensure an orderly implementation of this Act.
(n) Rulemaking authority. The Department may adopt rules
necessary to implement this Section, upon recommendation of

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the Board where required under this Act.
Section 20. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. If
any provision of this Act, or its application to any person or
circumstance, is held invalid, that invalidity shall not
affect other provisions or applications of this Act that can
be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
Section 900. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by
changing Section 4.43 as follows:
(5 ILCS 80/4.43)
Sec. 4.43. Act repealed on January 1, 2031. The following
Act is repealed on January 1, 2031:
The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and
Nail Technology Act of 1985.
The Textured Hair Licensing Act.
(Source: P.A. 104-153, eff. 8-1-25.)
Section 902. The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail
Technology Act of 1985 is amended by changing the heading of
Articles IIIB and IIID and Sections 1-1, 1-2, 1-4, 1-7, 1-7.5,
1-7.10, 1-10, 1-11, 1-14, 3B-1, 3B-10, 3B-11, 3B-12, 3B-15,
3B-16, 3D-5, 4-1, 4-2, 4-4, 4-6.1, 4-7, 4-9, 4-19, and 4-20 as
follows:

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(225 ILCS 410/1-1) (from Ch. 111, par. 1701-1)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
Sec. 1-1. Title of Act. This Act may be cited as the
Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail
Technology Act of 1985.
(Source: P.A. 96-1246, eff. 1-1-11.)
(225 ILCS 410/1-2) (from Ch. 111, par. 1701-2)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
Sec. 1-2. Public policy. The practices of barbering,
cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology in
the State of Illinois are hereby declared to affect the public
health, safety and welfare and to be subject to regulation and
control in the public interest. It is further declared to be a
matter of public interest and concern that the professions
merit and receive the confidence of the public and that only
qualified persons be permitted to practice said professions in
the State of Illinois. This Act shall be liberally construed
to carry out these objects and purposes.
(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/1-4)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
Sec. 1-4. Definitions. In this Act the following words
shall have the following meanings:

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"Address of record" means the designated address recorded
by the Department in the applicant's application file or the
licensee's license file, as maintained by the Department's
licensure maintenance unit.
"Board" means the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair
Braiding, and Nail Technology Board.
"Department" means the Department of Financial and
Professional Regulation.
"Email address of record" means the designated email
address recorded by the Department in the applicant's
application file or the licensee's license file, as maintained
by the Department's licensure maintenance unit.
"Licensed barber" means an individual licensed by the
Department to practice barbering as defined in this Act and
whose license is in good standing.
"Licensed cosmetologist" means an individual licensed by
the Department to practice cosmetology, nail technology, hair
braiding, and esthetics as defined in this Act and whose
license is in good standing.
"Licensed esthetician" means an individual licensed by the
Department to practice esthetics as defined in this Act and
whose license is in good standing.
"Licensed nail technician" means an individual licensed by
the Department to practice nail technology as defined in this
Act and whose license is in good standing.
"Licensed barber teacher" means an individual licensed by

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the Department to practice barbering as defined in this Act
and to provide instruction in the theory and practice of
barbering to students in a licensed barber school.
"Licensed cosmetology teacher" means an individual
licensed by the Department to practice cosmetology, esthetics,
hair braiding, and nail technology as defined in this Act and
to provide instruction in the theory and practice of
cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology to
students in a licensed cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding,
or nail technology school.
"Licensed cosmetology clinic teacher" means an individual
licensed by the Department to practice cosmetology, esthetics,
hair braiding, and nail technology as defined in this Act and
to provide clinical instruction in the practice of
cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology in
a licensed school of cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, or
nail technology.
"Licensed esthetics teacher" means an individual licensed
by the Department to practice esthetics as defined in this Act
and to provide instruction in the theory and practice of
esthetics to students in a licensed cosmetology or esthetics
school.
"Licensed hair braider" means an individual licensed by
the Department to practice hair braiding as defined in this
Act and whose license is in good standing.
"Licensed hair braiding teacher" means an individual

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licensed by the Department to practice hair braiding and to
provide instruction in the theory and practice of hair
braiding to students in a licensed cosmetology or hair
braiding school.
"Licensed nail technology teacher" means an individual
licensed by the Department to practice nail technology and to
provide instruction in the theory and practice of nail
technology to students in a licensed nail technology or
cosmetology school.
"Licensed continuing education sponsor" means an entity
that is authorized by the Department to coordinate and present
continuing education courses or programs for cosmetologists,
cosmetology teachers, cosmetology clinic teachers,
estheticians, esthetics teachers, nail technicians, and nail
technology teachers, hair braiders, and hair braiding
teachers.
"Licensed school" means a postsecondary educational
institution of cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, or nail
technology, or hair braiding that is authorized by the
Department to provide a postsecondary education program in
compliance with the requirements of this Act.
"Enrollment date" is the date upon which the student signs
an enrollment agreement or student contract.
"Enrollment agreement" or "student contract" is any
agreement, instrument, or contract however named, which
creates or evidences an obligation binding a student to

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purchase a course of instruction from a school.
"Enrollment time" means the maximum number of hours a
student could have attended class, whether or not the student
did in fact attend all those hours.
"Elapsed enrollment time" means the enrollment time
elapsed between the actual starting date and the date of the
student's last day of physical attendance in the school.
"Mobile shop or salon" means a self-contained facility
that may be moved, towed, or transported from one location to
another and in which barbering, cosmetology, esthetics, hair
braiding, or nail technology is practiced.
"Public member" means a person on the Board who is not a
current or former licensed cosmetologist, barber, esthetician,
or nail technician, or hair braider, teacher of barbering,
cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology, or hair braiding,
or owner of a business that employs professionals licensed to
provide services under this Act, a school licensed under this
Act, or a continuing education sponsor licensed under this
Act. "Public member" does not include any person with a
significant financial interest in salons, shops, schools,
continuing education sponsors, or products relating to
cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, or nail technology, or hair
braiding.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of
Financial and Professional Regulation.
"Threading" means any technique that results in the

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removal of superfluous hair from the body by twisting thread
around unwanted hair and then pulling it from the skin; and may
also include the incidental trimming of eyebrow hair.
(Source: P.A. 104-153, eff. 1-1-26.)
(225 ILCS 410/1-7) (from Ch. 111, par. 1701-7)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
Sec. 1-7. Licensure required; renewal; restoration.
(a) It is unlawful for any person to practice, or to hold
oneself out to be a cosmetologist, esthetician, nail
technician, hair braider, or barber without a license as a
cosmetologist, esthetician, nail technician, hair braider or
barber issued by the Department pursuant to the provisions of
this Act and of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. It
is also unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, limited
liability company, professional limited liability company,
corporation, or professional service corporation to own,
operate, or conduct a cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology,
hair braiding, or barber school without a license issued by
the Department or to own or operate a cosmetology, esthetics,
or nail technology salon; , or hair braiding salon, barber
shop; , or other business subject to the registration
requirements of this Act without a certificate of registration
issued by the Department or to present continuing education
courses or programs to cosmetologists, estheticians, nail
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without a license issued by the Department. It is further
unlawful for any person to teach in any cosmetology,
esthetics, nail technology, hair braiding, or barber college
or school licensed by the Department or hold himself or
herself out as a cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, nail
technology, or barber teacher without a license as a teacher,
issued by the Department or as a cosmetology clinic teacher
without a license as a cosmetology clinic teacher issued by
the Department.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a
person licensed as a cosmetologist may hold oneself out as an
esthetician and may engage in the practice of esthetics, as
defined in this Act, without being licensed as an esthetician.
A person licensed as a cosmetology teacher may teach esthetics
or hold oneself out as an esthetics teacher without being
licensed as an esthetics teacher. A person licensed as a
cosmetologist may hold oneself out as a nail technician and
may engage in the practice of nail technology, as defined in
this Act, without being licensed as a nail technician. A
person licensed as a cosmetology teacher may teach nail
technology and hold oneself out as a nail technology teacher
without being licensed as a nail technology teacher. A person
licensed as a cosmetologist may hold oneself out as a hair
braider and may engage in the practice of hair braiding, as
defined in this Act, without being licensed as a hair braider.
A person licensed as a cosmetology teacher may teach hair

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braiding and hold oneself out as a hair braiding teacher
without being licensed as a hair braiding teacher.
(c) A person licensed as a barber teacher may hold oneself
out as a barber and may practice barbering without a license as
a barber. A person licensed as a cosmetology teacher may hold
oneself out as a cosmetologist, esthetician, hair braider, and
nail technologist and may practice cosmetology, esthetics,
hair braiding, and nail technology without a license as a
cosmetologist, esthetician, hair braider, or nail
technologist. A person licensed as an esthetics teacher may
hold oneself out as an esthetician without being licensed as
an esthetician and may practice esthetics. A person licensed
as a nail technician teacher may practice nail technology and
may hold oneself out as a nail technologist without being
licensed as a nail technologist. A person licensed as a hair
braiding teacher may practice hair braiding and may hold
oneself out as a hair braider without being licensed as a hair
braider.
(c-5) A person with an active license as a cosmetologist
may obtain or restore an additional license as an esthetician,
or nail technician, or hair braider without having to complete
the additional licensure requirements for each profession,
other than payment of the fee, by filing an application
provided by the Department for each additional license. A
person with an active license as a cosmetology teacher may
obtain or restore an additional license as an esthetics

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teacher, or nail technology teacher, or hair braider teacher
without having to complete the additional licensure
requirements for each profession, other than payment of the
fee, by filing an application provided by the Department for
each additional license. A person with an active license as a
cosmetology teacher may obtain or restore an additional
license as a cosmetologist, esthetician, or nail technician,
or hair braider without having to complete the additional
licensure requirements for each profession, other than payment
of the fee, by filing an application provided by the
Department for each additional license. A person with an
active license as a barber teacher may also obtain or restore a
barber license without having to complete the additional
licensure requirements, other than payment of the fee, by
filing an application provided by the Department. A person
with an active license as an esthetics teacher may also obtain
or restore an esthetician license without having to complete
the additional licensure requirements, other than payment of
the fee, by filing an application provided by the Department.
A person with an active license as a nail technology teacher
may also obtain or restore a nail technician license without
having to complete the additional licensure requirements,
other than payment of the fee, by filing an application
provided by the Department. A person with an active license as
a hair braiding teacher may also obtain or restore a hair
braider license without having to complete the additional

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licensure requirements, other than payment of the fee, filing
an application provided by the Department. The Department may
provide for other requirements for obtaining or restoring
additional licenses by rule.
(d) The holder of a license issued under this Act may renew
that license during the month preceding the expiration date of
the license by paying the required fee.
(e) The expiration date, renewal period, and conditions
for renewal and restoration of each license shall be
established by rule.
(f) A license issued under the provisions of this Act as a
barber, barber teacher, cosmetologist, cosmetology teacher,
cosmetology clinic teacher, esthetician, esthetics teacher,
nail technician, or nail technician teacher, hair braider, or
hair braiding teacher that has expired while the holder of the
license was engaged (1) in federal service on active duty with
the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, or Coast
Guard of the United States of America, or any Women's
Auxiliary thereof, or the State Militia called into the
service or training of the United States of America or (2) in
training or education under the supervision of the United
States preliminary to induction into the military service, may
be reinstated or restored without payment of any lapsed
renewal fees, reinstatement fee, or restoration fee if within
2 years after the termination of such service, training, or
education other than by dishonorable discharge, the holder

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furnishes the Department with an affidavit to the effect that
the holder has been so engaged and that the holder's service,
training, or education has been so terminated.
(Source: P.A. 103-746, eff. 1-1-25; 104-153, eff. 1-1-26.)
(225 ILCS 410/1-7.5)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
Sec. 1-7.5. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty.
(a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts
to practice, or holds oneself out to practice barbering,
cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, or nail technology
without being licensed under this Act shall, in addition to
any other penalty provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the
Department in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each offense
as determined by the Department. The civil penalty shall be
assessed by the Department after a hearing is held in
accordance with the provisions set forth in this Act regarding
disciplining a licensee.
(b) The Department has the authority and power to
investigate any and all unlicensed activity.
(c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after
the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty.
The order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and
execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
any court of record.
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(225 ILCS 410/1-7.10)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
Sec. 1-7.10. Abnormal skin growth education.
(a) In addition to any other requirements under this Act,
the following applicants must provide proof of completion of a
course approved by the Department in abnormal skin growth
education, including training on identifying melanoma:
(1) An applicant who submits an application for
original licensure on or after January 1, 2026.
(2) An applicant who was licensed before January 1,
2026 when submitting the applicant's first application for
renewal or restoration of a license on or after January 1,
2026.
(b) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to create a
cause of action or any civil liabilities or to require or
permit a licensee or applicant under this Act to practice
medicine or otherwise practice outside of the scope of
practice of a licensed barber, cosmetologist, esthetician,
hair braider, or nail technician.
(c) A person licensed under this Act may refer an
individual to seek care from a medical professional regarding
an abnormal skin growth. Neither a person licensed under this
Act who completes abnormal skin growth education nor the
person's employer, shall be civilly or criminally liable for
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during the course of practicing in the person's profession or
employment concerning potential abnormal skin growths.
(Source: P.A. 103-851, eff. 8-9-24; 104-153, eff. 1-1-26.)
(225 ILCS 410/1-10) (from Ch. 111, par. 1701-10)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
Sec. 1-10. Display. Every holder of a license under this
Act shall display it in a prominent place in the salon or shop
where clients enter or wait to receive services and in the same
prominent location, every license holder shall also display a
sign provided by the Department that includes information
about this Act and rules, sanitary requirements, and contact
information for the Department's complaint intake unit.
Whenever a license holder provides barber, cosmetology,
esthetics, hair braiding, or nail technology services to
clients outside of or away from the person's salon or shop, the
license holder shall provide any person so requesting proof
that the person has a valid license issued by the Department.
Every registered shop or salon shall display its
certificate of registration in a prominent place at the
location of the shop or salon where clients enter or wait to
receive services and, in the same prominent location, every
license holder shall also display a sign provided by the
Department that includes information about this Act and rules,
sanitary requirements, and contact information for the
Department's complaint intake unit. Each shop or salon where

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barber, cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, or nail
technology services are provided shall have a certificate of
registration and shall display the Department's sign as
required by this Section.
(Source: P.A. 104-153, eff. 1-1-26.)
(225 ILCS 410/1-11)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
Sec. 1-11. Exceptions to Act.
(a) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to the
educational activities conducted in connection with any
monthly, annual, or other special educational program of any
bona fide association of licensed cosmetologists,
estheticians, nail technicians, hair braiders, or barbers, or
licensed cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, hair
braiding, or barber schools from which the general public is
excluded.
(b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to the
activities and services of registered nurses or licensed
practical nurses, as defined in the Nurse Practice Act, or to
personal care or health care services provided by individuals
in the performance of the individuals' duties as employed or
authorized by facilities or programs licensed or certified by
State agencies. As used in this subsection (b), "personal
care" means assistance with meals, dressing, movement,
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supervision and oversight of the physical and mental
well-being of an individual who is incapable of maintaining a
private, independent residence or who is incapable of managing
the person whether or not a guardian has been appointed for
that individual. The definition of "personal care" as used in
this subsection (b) shall not otherwise be construed to negate
the requirements of this Act or its rules.
(c) Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to require
licensure of individuals employed by the motion picture, film,
television, stage play, or related industry for the purpose of
providing cosmetology or esthetics services to actors of that
industry while engaged in the practice of cosmetology or
esthetics as a part of that person's employment.
(d) Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to require
licensure of an inmate of the Department of Corrections who
performs barbering or cosmetology with the approval of the
Department of Corrections during the person's incarceration.
(e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the
ability of a licensed physician to practice medicine in all of
its branches.
(Source: P.A. 104-134, eff. 8-1-25; 104-153, eff. 1-1-26;
revised 11-21-25.)
(225 ILCS 410/1-14)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
Sec. 1-14. Teacher education. The Department may accept,

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instead of the teacher training requirements set forth in
subsection (d) of Sections 2-4, paragraph (4) of subsection
(a) of Section 3-4, paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of Section
3A-3, paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of Section 3C-3, and
Section 3E-3 of this Act, proof that the applicant has
completed educational courses at a college or university that
are similar to those included in the rules regarding teacher
curriculum, including student teaching, or proof of a current
professional educator license or career and technical educator
license issued by the State Board of Education and proof of 2
years of experience as a teacher. Any teacher who maintains a
professional educator license or career and technical educator
license through the State Board of Education and completes
professional development hours for that license may also use
those hours toward the teacher's continuing education
requirements at renewal of the teacher's cosmetology teacher,
esthetics teacher, or nail technology teacher license , or hair
braiding teacher licenses through the Department.
(Source: P.A. 104-153, eff. 1-1-26.)
(225 ILCS 410/Art. IIIB heading)
ARTICLE IIIB. BARBER, COSMETOLOGY, ESTHETICS, HAIR BRAIDING,
AND NAIL TECHNOLOGY SCHOOLS
(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15.)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
Sec. 3B-1. Application. The provisions of this Article are
applicable only to barber, cosmetology, esthetics, hair
braiding, and nail technology schools regulated under this
Act.
(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/3B-10)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
Sec. 3B-10. Requisites for ownership or operation of
school. No person, firm, or corporation may own, operate, or
conduct a school of barbering, cosmetology, esthetics, hair
braiding, or nail technology for the purpose of teaching
barbering, cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, or nail
technology for compensation unless licensed by the Department.
A licensed school is a postsecondary educational institution
authorized by the Department to provide a postsecondary
education program in compliance with the requirements of this
Act. An applicant shall apply to the Department on forms
provided by the Department, pay the required fees, and comply
with the following requirements:
1. The applicant must submit to the Department for
approval:
a. A floor plan, drawn to a scale specified on the
floor plan, showing every detail of the proposed
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b. A lease commitment, agreement to use the space,
or proof of ownership for the location of the proposed
school; a lease commitment must provide for execution
of the lease upon the Department's approval of the
school's application and the lease or agreement must
be for a period of at least one year, and for schools
operated by a public high school, community college,
university, or other governmental institution, this
requirement is waived.
c. (Blank).
2. An application to own or operate a school shall
include the following:
a. If the owner is a professional service
corporation or a corporation, a copy of the Articles
of Incorporation or, if the owner is a professional
limited liability company or a limited liability
company, a copy of the articles of organization;
b. If the owner is a partnership, a listing of all
partners and their current addresses;
c. If the applicant is an owner, a completed
attestation regarding the owner's financial ability to
operate the school for at least 3 months, and for
schools operated by a public high school, community
college, university, or other governmental
institution, this requirement is waived;
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student contract to be used by the school, which shall
be consistent with the requirements of this Act,
rules, and other applicable laws;
e. A listing of all teachers who will be in the
school's employ, including their teacher license
numbers;
f. A copy of the curricula that will be followed;
g. The names, addresses, and current licensure and
operating status of all schools in which the applicant
has previously owned any interest, and a declaration
as to whether any of these schools were ever denied
accreditation or licensing or lost accreditation or
licensing from any governmental body or accrediting
agency;
h. Each application for a certificate of approval
shall be signed and certified under oath by the
school's chief managing employee;
i. A copy of the school's official transcript;
j. The required fee; and.
k. A disclosure of all licenses issued by the
Department of all owners, partners, or members of the
school, including license numbers and the current
status of the license.
3. Each application for a license to operate a school
shall also contain the following commitments:
a. To conduct the school in accordance with this

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Act and the standards, and rules from time to time
adopted under this Act and to meet standards and
requirements at least as stringent as those required
by Part H of the Federal Higher Education Act of 1965; .
b. To permit the Department to inspect the school
or classes thereof from time to time with or without
notice; and to make available to the Department, at
any time when required to do so, information including
financial information pertaining to the activities of
the school required for the administration of this Act
and the standards and rules adopted under this Act;
c. To utilize only advertising and solicitation
which is free from misrepresentation, deception,
fraud, or other misleading or unfair trade practices;
d. To screen applicants to the school prior to
enrollment pursuant to the requirements of the
school's regional or national accrediting agency, if
any, and to maintain any and all records of such
screening. If the course of instruction is offered in
a language other than English, the screening shall
also be performed in that language;
e. To post in a conspicuous place a statement,
developed by the Department, of students' student's
rights provided under this Act.
4. The applicant shall establish to the satisfaction
of the Department that the owner possesses sufficient

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liquid assets to meet the prospective expenses of the
school for a period of 3 months. In the discretion of the
Department, additional proof of financial ability may be
required.
5. The applicant shall comply with all rules of the
Department determining the necessary curriculum and
equipment required for the conduct of the school.
6. The applicant must demonstrate employment of a
sufficient number of qualified teachers who are holders of
a current license issued by the Department.
7. A final inspection of the barber, cosmetology,
esthetics, hair braiding, or nail technology school shall
be made by the Department before the school may commence
classes.
8. A written inspection report must be made by the
State Fire Marshal or a local fire authority approving the
use of the proposed premises as a barber, cosmetology,
esthetics, hair braiding, or nail technology school.
(Source: P.A. 104-153, eff. 1-1-26; revised 12-12-25.)
(225 ILCS 410/3B-11)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
Sec. 3B-11. Periodic review of barber, cosmetology,
esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology schools. All
licensed schools and courses of instruction are subject to
review by the Department. The review shall include

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consideration of a comparison between the graduation or
completion rate for the school and the graduation or
completion rate for the schools within that classification of
schools. The review may also require the school to provide the
Department with the enrollment agreement and curricula of the
school to ensure compliance requirements of this Act, any
applicable rules, and other applicable laws. The Department
may also inspect the school premises and school records for
requirements of this Act and any applicable rules.
Consideration shall be given to complaints and information
forwarded to the Department by the Federal Trade Commission,
Better Business Bureaus, the Illinois Attorney General's
Office, a State's Attorney's Office, other State or official
approval agencies, local school officials, and interested
persons. The Department shall investigate all complaints filed
with the Department about a school or its sales
representatives.
A school shall retain the records, as defined by rule, of a
student who withdraws from or drops out of the school, by
written notice of cancellation or otherwise, for 7 years from
the student's first day of attendance. However, a school shall
retain indefinitely the transcript of each student who
completes the program and graduates from the school.
(Source: P.A. 104-153, eff. 1-1-26.)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
Sec. 3B-12. Enrollment agreements.
(a) As used in this Section, "clear and conspicuous" means
at least 10 point bold type and larger than other text.
Enrollment agreements shall be used by barber,
cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology
schools licensed to operate by the Department and shall
include the following written disclosures:
(1) The name and address of the school and the
addresses where instruction will be given;
(2) The name and description of the course of
instruction, including the number of clock hours in each
course and an approximate number of weeks or months
required for completion;
(3) The scheduled starting date and calculated
completion date;
(4) The total cost of the course of instruction
including any charges made by the school for tuition,
books, materials, supplies, and other expenses;
(5) A clear and conspicuous statement that the
contract is a legally binding instrument when signed by
the student and accepted by the school;
(6) A clear and conspicuous caption in bold type that
is at least 10 point, larger than the other text in the
agreement, and in all capital letters that states "BUYER'S
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student has the right to cancel the initial enrollment
agreement until midnight of the fifth business day after
the student's enrollment date; and if notice of the right
to cancel is not given to any prospective student at the
time the enrollment agreement is signed, then the student
has the right to cancel the agreement at any time and
receive a refund of all monies paid to date within 10 days
of cancellation;
(7) A notice to the students that the cancellation
must be in writing and given to the registered agent, if
any, or managing employee of the school;
(8) The school's refund policy for unearned tuition,
fees, and other charges;
(9) The date of the student's signature and the date
of the student's admission;
(10) The name of the school employee or agent
responsible for procuring, soliciting, or enrolling the
student;
(11) A clear statement that the institution does not
guarantee employment and a statement describing the
school's placement assistance procedures;
(12) The graduation requirements of the school;
(13) The contents of the following notice, in at least
10 point bold type and larger than the other text in the
agreement:
"NOTICE TO THE STUDENT"

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"Do not sign this contract before you read it or if it
contains any blank space. You are entitled to an exact
copy of the contract you sign."
(14) A statement either in the enrollment agreement or
separately provided and acknowledged by the student
indicating the number of students who did not complete the
course of instruction for which they enrolled for the past
calendar year as compared to the number of students who
enrolled in school during the school's past calendar year;
(15) The following clear and conspicuous caption, in
at least 10 point bold type, larger than the other text in
the agreement, and in all capital letters: "COMPLAINTS
AGAINST THIS SCHOOL MAY BE REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION", set forth with
the address, telephone number, and website address for the
Department's Complaint Intake Unit.
(b) If the enrollment is negotiated orally in a language
other than English, then copies of the above disclosures shall
be tendered in the language in which the contract was
negotiated prior to executing the enrollment agreement.
(c) The school shall comply with all applicable
requirements of the Retail Installment Sales Act in its
enrollment agreement or student contracts.
(d) No enrollment agreement or student contract shall
contain a wage assignment provision or a confession of
judgment clause.

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(e) Any provision in an enrollment agreement or student
contract that purports to waive the student's right to assert
against the school, or any assignee, any claim or defense the
student may have against the school arising under the
contract, including a claim or defense pursuant to Section
3B-6, shall be void. No enrollment agreement or student
contract shall contain provisions requiring student
confidentiality or non-disclosure related to the school and
any claim or defense the student may have against the school,
and any such provisions shall be void.
(f) Two copies of the enrollment agreement shall be signed
by the student. One copy shall be given to the student and the
school shall retain the other copy as part of the student's
permanent record.
(g) The school shall comply with all applicable
requirements of the Student Debt Assistance Act.
(h) At any time upon the Department's request, a licensed
school shall provide its current enrollment agreement to the
Department for review and compliance with the requirements of
this Act, any applicable rules, and other applicable laws. A
licensed school shall be required to have Department review
and approval of all enrollment agreements and contracts with
students.
(i) Licensed public schools will be deemed to be in
compliance with this Section if the schools comply with the
requirements of its public institution.

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(Source: P.A. 104-153, eff. 1-1-26.)
(225 ILCS 410/3B-15)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
Sec. 3B-15. Grounds for disciplinary action. In addition
to any other cause herein set forth the Department may refuse
to issue or renew and may suspend, place on probation, or
revoke any license to operate a school, or take any other
disciplinary or non-disciplinary action that the Department
may deem proper, including the imposition of fines not to
exceed $5,000 for each violation, for any one or any
combination of the following causes:
(1) Repeated violation of any provision of this Act or
any standard or rule established under this Act.
(2) Knowingly furnishing false, misleading, or
incomplete information to the Department or failure to
furnish information requested by the Department.
(3) Violation of any commitment made in an application
for a license, including failure to maintain standards
that are the same as, or substantially equivalent to,
those represented in the school's applications and
advertising.
(4) Presenting to prospective students information
relating to the school, or to employment opportunities or
opportunities for enrollment in institutions of higher
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by the school, that is false, misleading, or fraudulent.
(5) Failure to provide premises or equipment or to
maintain them in a safe and sanitary condition as required
by law.
(6) Failure to maintain financial resources adequate
for the satisfactory conduct of the courses of instruction
offered or to retain a sufficient and qualified
instructional and administrative staff.
(7) Refusal to admit applicants on account of race,
color, creed, sex, physical or mental disability unrelated
to ability, religion, or national origin.
(8) Paying a commission or valuable consideration to
any person for acts or services performed in violation of
this Act.
(9) Attempting to confer a fraudulent degree, diploma,
or certificate upon a student.
(10) Failure to correct any deficiency or act of
noncompliance under this Act or the standards and rules
established under this Act within reasonable time limits
set by the Department.
(11) Conduct of business or instructional services
other than at locations approved by the Department.
(12) Failure to make all of the disclosures or making
inaccurate disclosures to the Department or in the
enrollment agreement as required under this Act.
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by this Act.
(14) Denial, loss, or withdrawal of accreditation by
any accrediting agency.
(15) During any calendar year, having a failure rate
of 25% or greater for those of its students who for the
first time take the examination authorized by the
Department to determine fitness to receive a license as a
barber, barber teacher, cosmetologist, cosmetology
teacher, esthetician, esthetician teacher, hair braider,
hair braiding teacher, nail technician, or nail technology
teacher, provided that a student who transfers into the
school having completed 50% or more of the required
program and who takes the examination during that calendar
year shall not be counted for purposes of determining the
school's failure rate on an examination, without regard to
whether that transfer student passes or fails the
examination.
(16) Failure to maintain a written record indicating
the funds received per student and funds paid out per
student. Such records shall be maintained for a minimum of
7 years and shall be made available to the Department upon
request. Such records shall identify the funding source
and amount for any student who has enrolled as well as any
other item set forth by rule.
(17) Failure to maintain a copy of the student record
as defined by rule.

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(18) Entering into enrollment agreements or contracts
with students that are not in accordance with this Act and
any applicable rules.
(Source: P.A. 104-153, eff. 1-1-26.)
(225 ILCS 410/3B-16)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
Sec. 3B-16. Exceptions for public schools. The Secretary
may waive any requirement of this Act or of the rules enacted
by the Department pursuant to this Act pertaining to the
operation of a barber, cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding,
or nail technology school owned or operated by the Department
of Corrections, Federal Bureau of Prisons, or a county jail or
county department of corrections and located in a correctional
facility to educate inmates that is inconsistent with the
mission or operations of the Department of Corrections,
Federal Bureau of Prisons, or a county jail or county
department of corrections or is detrimental to the safety and
security of any correctional facility or for any other reason
related to the operation of the facility. The Secretary may
waive any requirement of this Act or of the rules enacted by
the Department pursuant to this Act pertaining to the
operation of a barber, cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding,
or nail technology school owned or operated by a public
Secondary School including a high school, a School for a
Designated Purpose, or an a Alternative High School under the

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School Code, and located on the school's property to educate
students that is inconsistent with the mission or operations
of the public school or is detrimental to the safety and
security of the school, or any other reason related to the
operation of the school. Nothing in this Section 3B-16 exempts
the Department of Corrections, the Federal Bureau of Prisons,
a county jail or county department of corrections, or
Secondary Schools defined as high schools, Schools for a
Designated Purpose, and Alternative High Schools under the
School Code from the necessity of licensure.
(Source: P.A. 104-153, eff. 1-1-26; revised 12-12-25.)
(225 ILCS 410/Art. IIID heading)
ARTICLE IIID. COSMETOLOGY, ESTHETICS, HAIR BRAIDING,
AND NAIL TECHNOLOGY SALONS AND BARBER SHOPS
(Source: P.A. 96-1246, eff. 1-1-11.)
(225 ILCS 410/3D-5)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
Sec. 3D-5. Requisites for ownership or operation of
cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology
salons and barber shops.
(a) No person, firm, partnership, limited liability
company, professional limited liability company, corporation,
or professional service corporation shall own or operate a
cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, or nail technology

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salon or barber shop or employ, rent space to, or
independently contract with any licensee under this Act
without applying on forms provided by the Department for a
certificate of registration. This registration shall be in
addition to and shall not replace or supersede any other
business license, registration, or permit that may be required
by local municipalities or other governmental entities to own
or operate a business in the governmental entity's
jurisdiction. The issuance of a license, registration, or
permit by a municipality or another governmental entity to a
salon or shop shall not waive the requirement to obtain a
certificate of registration from the Department to own or
operate a salon or shop.
(b) The application for a certificate of registration
under this Section shall set forth the name, address, and
telephone number of the proposed cosmetology, esthetics, hair
braiding, or nail technology salon or barber shop; the name,
address, and telephone number of the person, firm,
partnership, limited liability company, professional limited
liability company, corporation, or professional service
corporation that is to own or operate the salon or shop; the
license number of the owner or operator of the shop if they are
licensed under the Act or the name and license number of the
individual manager of the salon or shop; and, if the salon or
shop is to be owned or operated by an entity other than an
individual, the name, address, and telephone number of the

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managing partner or the chief executive officer of the
corporation or other entity that owns or operates the salon or
shop. A person who is not licensed under the Act may own or
operate a salon or shop, but may not practice barbering,
cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, or nail technology. An
unlicensed owner or operator of a salon or shop shall employ at
least one person as a manager who holds a license under the Act
and manages the salon or shop. The licensed owner, operator,
or manager of a salon or shop shall ensure that the salon or
shop operates in compliance with this Act and any applicable
rules, and the owner's, operator's, or manager's name and
license number shall be posted with the certificate of
registration at the salon or shop.
(c) The Department shall be notified by the owner or
operator of a salon or shop that is moved to a new location. If
there is a change in the ownership or operation or manager of a
salon or shop, the new owner, operator, or manager shall
report that change to the Department along with completion of
any additional requirements set forth by rule.
(d) If a person, firm, partnership, limited liability
company, professional limited liability company, corporation,
or professional service corporation owns or operates more than
one shop or salon, a separate certificate of registration must
be obtained for each salon or shop.
(e) A certificate of registration granted under this
Section may be revoked in accordance with the provisions of

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Article IV and the holder of the certificate and any licensed
managers may be otherwise disciplined by the Department in
accordance with rules adopted under this Act.
(f) The Department may promulgate rules to establish
additional requirements for owning or operating a salon or
shop.
(g) The requirement of a certificate of registration as
set forth in this Section shall also apply to any person, firm,
partnership, limited liability company, professional limited
liability company, corporation, or professional service
corporation providing barbering, cosmetology, esthetics, hair
braiding, or nail technology services at any location not
owned or rented by such person, firm, partnership, limited
liability company, professional limited liability company,
corporation, or professional service corporation for these
purposes or from a mobile shop or salon. Notwithstanding any
provision of this Section, applicants for a certificate of
registration under this subsection (g) shall report in its
application the address and telephone number of its office and
shall not be required to report the location where services
are or will be rendered. Nothing in this subsection (g) shall
apply to a sole proprietor who has no employees or contractors
and is not operating a mobile shop or salon.
(Source: P.A. 104-153, eff. 1-1-26.)
(225 ILCS 410/4-1)

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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
Sec. 4-1. Powers and duties of Department. The Department
shall exercise, subject to the provisions of this Act, the
following functions, powers and duties:
(1) To cause to be conducted examinations to ascertain
the qualifications and fitness of applicants for licensure
as cosmetologists, estheticians, nail technicians, hair
braiders, or barbers and as cosmetology, esthetics, nail
technology, hair braiding, or barber teachers.
(2) To determine the qualifications for licensure as
(i) a cosmetologist, esthetician, nail technician, hair
braider, or barber, or (ii) a cosmetology, esthetics, nail
technology, hair braiding, or barber teacher, or (iii) a
cosmetology clinic teacher for persons currently holding
similar licenses outside the State of Illinois or the
continental U.S.
(3) To prescribe rules for:
(i) The method of examination of candidates for
licensure as a cosmetologist, esthetician, nail
technician, hair braider, or barber or cosmetology,
esthetics, nail technology, hair braiding, or barber
teacher.
(ii) Minimum standards as to what constitutes an
approved cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, hair
braiding, or barber school.
(iii) Minimum standards as to what constitutes an

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approved continuing education sponsor for the
professions under this Act.
(4) To conduct investigations or hearings on
proceedings to determine disciplinary action.
(5) To conduct inspections of cosmetology, esthetics,
nail technology, hair braiding, or barber schools, salons,
or shops for compliance with this Act and any applicable
rules and to prescribe reasonable rules governing the
sanitary regulation and inspection of cosmetology,
esthetics, nail technology, hair braiding, or barber
schools, salons, or shops.
(6) To prescribe reasonable rules for the method of
renewal for each license as a cosmetologist, esthetician,
nail technician, hair braider, or barber or cosmetology,
esthetics, nail technology, hair braiding, or barber
teacher or cosmetology clinic teacher or for schools and
continuing education sponsors.
(7) To prescribe reasonable rules for the method of
registration, the issuance, fees, renewal and discipline
of a certificate of registration for the ownership or
operation of cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, and
nail technology salons and barber shops.
(8) To adopt rules concerning sanitation requirements,
requirements for education on sanitation, and any other
health concerns associated with threading.
(Source: P.A. 104-153, eff. 1-1-26.)

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(225 ILCS 410/4-2) (from Ch. 111, par. 1704-2)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
Sec. 4-2. The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair
Braiding, and Nail Technology Board. There is established
within the Department the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair
Braiding, and Nail Technology Board, composed of 11 persons
appointed by the Secretary, which shall serve in an advisory
capacity to the Secretary in all matters related to the
practice of barbering, cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding,
and nail technology.
The 11 members of the Board shall be appointed as follows:
4 licensed cosmetologists or cosmetology teachers, all of whom
hold a current license as a cosmetologist or cosmetology
teacher and, for appointments made after the effective date of
this amendatory Act of 1996, at least one of whom shall be an
owner of or a major stockholder in a school of cosmetology, one
of whom shall be a representative of either a franchiser or an
owner operating salons in 2 or more locations within the
State, and one of whom shall be an independent salon owner; one
of whom shall be a licensed barber, esthetician, or nail
technician, or hair braider or a teacher of one these
professions who shall be an owner of or major stockholder in a
school of barbering, esthetics, or nail technology, or hair
braiding; one of whom shall be a licensed barber, esthetician,
or nail technician, or hair braider and an owner operating one

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or more shops or salons registered under this Act; one of whom
shall be a licensed barber or barber teacher; one member who
shall be a licensed esthetician or esthetics teacher; one
member who shall be a licensed nail technician or nail
technology teacher; one member who shall be a licensed
cosmetologist, barber, nail technician, esthetician, or a
licensed cosmetology, barber, esthetics, or nail technology
teacher; one member who shall be a licensed hair braider or
hair braiding teacher; and one public member, as defined in
Section 1-4 of this Act, who holds no licenses issued by the
Department under this Act; and none of the members shall be a
manufacturer, jobber, or stockholder in a factory of
cosmetology articles or an immediate family member of a
manufacturer, jobber, or stockholder in a factory of
cosmetology articles. The Secretary shall give due
consideration for membership to recommendations by members of
the professions and by their professional organizations. Each
member shall serve a term of 4 years or until their successors
are appointed and qualified. No member shall serve on the
Board for more than 2 full consecutive terms or for a term that
would cause the member's continuous service on the Board to be
longer than 10 years. A member who has served 2 full
consecutive terms or who has served on the Board for 10 years
shall not again serve as a member of the board until 4 years
have passed since the member's last term of service. In the
case of a Board member position that is vacated before the end

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of the member's term, an individual may be appointed to serve
the unexpired portion of that term, and appointments to fill
vacancies shall be made in the same manner as original
appointments. Members of the Board in office on the effective
date of any Public Act that makes changes to the requirements
for membership to the Board shall continue to serve for the
duration of the terms to which they have been appointed, but
beginning on the effective date of a new Public Act, all
appointments of new members to the Board shall be made in a
manner that will effect at the earliest possible date the
changes made by the Public Act in the representative
composition of the Board.
A majority of the Board members currently appointed shall
constitute a quorum. A vacancy in the membership of the Board
shall not impair the right of a quorum to perform all duties of
the Board. A majority is required for Board decisions.
The Board shall elect a chairperson and a vice chairperson
annually.
The Secretary has the authority to remove any member of
the Board for cause at any time. The Secretary shall be the
sole arbiter of cause. The Secretary may remove a member of the
Board who does not attend 2 consecutive meetings.
Board members are not liable for their acts, omissions,
decisions, or other conduct in connection with their duties on
the Board, except those determined to be willful, wanton, or
intentional misconduct.

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(Source: P.A. 104-153, eff. 1-1-26.)
(225 ILCS 410/4-4) (from Ch. 111, par. 1704-4)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
Sec. 4-4. Issuance of license. Whenever the provisions of
this Act and any applicable rules have been complied with, the
Department shall issue a license as a cosmetologist,
esthetician, nail technician, hair braider, or barber, a
license as a cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, hair
braiding, or barber teacher, or a license as a cosmetology
clinic teacher as the case may be.
(Source: P.A. 104-153, eff. 1-1-26.)
(225 ILCS 410/4-6.1)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
Sec. 4-6.1. Applicant convictions.
(a) When reviewing a conviction by plea of guilty or nolo
contendere, finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of
judgment or by sentencing of an initial applicant, the
Department may only deny a license based upon consideration of
mitigating factors provided in subsection (c) of this Section
for a felony directly related to the practice of cosmetology,
esthetics, hair braiding, nail technology, and barbering.
(b) The following crimes or similar offenses in any other
jurisdiction are hereby deemed directly related to the
practice of cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, nail

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technology, and barbering:
(1) first degree murder;
(2) second degree murder;
(3) drug induced homicide;
(4) unlawful restraint;
(5) aggravated unlawful restraint;
(6) forcible detention;
(7) involuntary servitude;
(8) involuntary sexual servitude of a minor;
(9) predatory criminal sexual assault of a child;
(10) aggravated criminal sexual assault;
(11) criminal sexual assault;
(12) criminal sexual abuse;
(13) aggravated kidnaping;
(14) aggravated robbery;
(15) armed robbery;
(16) kidnapping;
(17) aggravated battery;
(18) aggravated vehicular hijacking;
(19) terrorism;
(20) causing a catastrophe;
(21) possession of a deadly substance;
(22) making a terrorist threat;
(23) material support for terrorism;
(24) hindering prosecution of terrorism;
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(26) any felony based on consumer fraud or deceptive
business practices under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive
Business Practices Act;
(27) any felony requiring registration as a sex
offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act;
(28) attempt of any the offenses set forth in
paragraphs (1) through (27) of this subsection (b); and
(29) convictions set forth in Section 4-20 of this
Act.
(c) The Department shall consider any mitigating factors
contained in the record, when determining the appropriate
disciplinary sanction, if any, to be imposed. In addition to
those set forth in Section 2105-130 of the Department of
Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code
of Illinois, mitigating factors shall include the following:
(1) the bearing, if any, the criminal offense or
offenses for which the person was previously convicted
will have on his or her fitness or ability to perform one
or more such duties and responsibilities;
(2) the time that has elapsed since the criminal
conviction; and
(3) the age of the person at the time of the criminal
conviction.
(d) The Department shall issue an annual report by January
31, 2018 and by January 31 each year thereafter, indicating
the following:

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(1) the number of initial applicants for a license
under this Act within the preceding calendar year;
(2) the number of initial applicants for a license
under this Act within the previous calendar year who had a
conviction;
(3) the number of applicants with a conviction who
were granted a license under this Act within the previous
year;
(4) the number of applicants denied a license under
this Act within the preceding calendar year; and
(5) the number of applicants denied a license under
this Act solely on the basis of a conviction within the
preceding calendar year.
(e) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the Department
taking disciplinary or non-disciplinary action against a
license as set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection (1) of
Section 4-7 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 99-876, eff. 1-1-17.)
(225 ILCS 410/4-7)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
Sec. 4-7. Refusal, suspension, and revocation of licenses;
causes; disciplinary action.
(1) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, and may
suspend, revoke, place on probation, reprimand, or take any
other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the

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Department may deem proper, including civil penalties not to
exceed $500 for each violation, with regard to any license or
registration for any one, or any combination, of the following
causes:
a. For licensees, conviction of any crime under the
laws of the United States or any state or territory
thereof that is (i) a felony, (ii) a misdemeanor, an
essential element of which is dishonesty, or (iii) a crime
which is related to the practice of the profession and,
for initial applicants, convictions set forth in Section
4-6.1 of this Act.
b. Conviction of any of the violations listed in
Section 4-20.
c. Material misstatement in furnishing information to
the Department.
d. Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
obtaining a license or violating any provision of this Act
or its rules.
e. Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
provision of this Act or its rules.
f. Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
response to a written request made by the Department.
g. Discipline by another state, territory, or country
if at least one of the grounds for the discipline is the
same as or substantially equivalent to those set forth in
this Act.

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h. Practice in the barber, nail technology, esthetics,
hair braiding, or cosmetology profession, or an attempt to
practice in those professions, by fraudulent
misrepresentation.
i. Gross malpractice or gross incompetency.
j. Continued practice by a person knowingly having an
infectious or contagious disease.
k. Solicitation of professional services by using
false or misleading advertising.
l. A finding by the Department that the licensee,
after having his or her license placed on probationary
status, has violated the terms of probation.
m. Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
any person, firm, corporation, professional service
corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
professional limited liability company, or association any
fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation for
any professional services not actually or personally
rendered.
n. Violating any of the provisions of this Act or
rules adopted pursuant to this Act.
o. Willfully making or filing false records or reports
relating to a licensee's practice, including, but not
limited to, false records filed with State agencies or
departments.
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narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
that results in the inability to practice with reasonable
judgment, skill, or safety.
q. Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
defraud, or harm the public as may be defined by rules of
the Department, or violating the rules of professional
conduct which may be adopted by the Department.
r. Permitting any person to use for any unlawful or
fraudulent purpose one's diploma or license or certificate
of registration as a cosmetologist, nail technician,
esthetician, hair braider, or barber or cosmetology, nail
technology, esthetics, hair braiding, or barber teacher or
salon or shop or cosmetology clinic teacher or a school or
continuing education sponsor.
s. Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated report
by the Department of Children and Family Services under
the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and upon
proof by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee
has caused a child to be an abused child or neglected child
as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
Act.
t. Operating a school, salon, or shop without a valid
license or registration.
u. Failure to complete required continuing education
hours.

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v. Using any technique, product, or practice intended
to affect the living layers of the skin.
w. v. Operating, owning, or managing a school, salon,
or shop that is cited for sanitary violations by the
Department.
(2) In rendering an order, the Secretary shall take into
consideration the facts and circumstances involving the type
of acts or omissions in paragraph (1) of this Section,
including, but not limited to:
(a) the extent to which public confidence in the
cosmetology, nail technology, esthetics, hair braiding, or
barbering profession was, might have been, or may be,
injured;
(b) the degree of trust and dependence among the
involved parties;
(c) the character and degree of harm which did result
or might have resulted;
(d) the intent or mental state of the licensee at the
time of the acts or omissions.
(3) The Department may reissue the license or registration
upon certification by the Board that the disciplined licensee
or registrant has complied with all of the terms and
conditions set forth in the final order or has been
sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust.
(4) The Department shall refuse to issue or renew or
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registration of any person who fails to file a return, or to
pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or
to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as
required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois
Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of
any such tax Act are satisfied as determined by the Department
of Revenue.
(5) (Blank).
(6) All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid
within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing
the fine or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order
imposing the fine.
(Source: P.A. 104-134, eff. 8-1-25; 104-153, eff. 1-1-26;
revised 11-21-25.)
(225 ILCS 410/4-9) (from Ch. 111, par. 1704-9)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
Sec. 4-9. Practice without a license or after suspension
or revocation thereof.
(a) If any person, association, firm, partnership, limited
liability company, professional limited liability company,
corporation, or professional service corporation violates the
provisions of this Act, the Secretary may, in the name of the
People of the State of Illinois, through the Attorney General
of the State of Illinois, petition, for an order enjoining
such violation or for an order enforcing compliance with this

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Act. Upon the filing of a verified petition in such court, the
court may issue a temporary restraining order, without notice
or bond, and may preliminarily and permanently enjoin such
violation, and if it is established that such person,
association, firm, partnership, limited liability company,
professional limited liability company, corporation, or
professional service corporation has violated or is violating
the injunction, the Court may punish the offender for contempt
of court. Proceedings under this Section shall be in addition
to, and not in lieu of, all other remedies and penalties
provided by this Act.
(b) If any person shall practice as a barber,
cosmetologist, nail technician, hair braider, or esthetician,
or teacher thereof or cosmetology clinic teacher or hold
himself or herself out as such without being licensed under
the provisions of this Act, any licensee, any interested
party, or any person injured thereby may, in addition to the
Secretary, petition for relief as provided in subsection (a)
of this Section.
(c) Whenever in the opinion of the Department any person,
association, partnership, firm, limited liability company,
professional limited liability company, corporation,
professional service corporation, or other legal entity has
violated any provision of Section 1-7 or 3D-5 of this Act, the
Department may issue a rule to show cause why an order to cease
and desist should not be entered against that person, firm,

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corporation, or legal entity. The rule shall clearly set forth
the grounds relied upon by the Department and shall provide a
period of 7 days from the date of the rule to file an answer to
the satisfaction of the Department. Failure to answer to the
satisfaction of the Department shall cause an order to cease
and desist to be issued immediately.
(Source: P.A. 104-153, eff. 1-1-26.)
(225 ILCS 410/4-19) (from Ch. 111, par. 1704-19)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
Sec. 4-19. Emergency suspension. The Secretary may
temporarily suspend the license of a barber, cosmetologist,
nail technician, or hair braider, esthetician or teacher
thereof or of a cosmetology clinic teacher without a hearing,
simultaneously with the institution of proceedings for a
hearing provided for in Section 4-10 of this Act, if the
Secretary finds that evidence in the Secretary's possession
indicates that the licensee's continuation in practice would
constitute an imminent danger to the public. In the event that
the Secretary suspends, temporarily, this license without a
hearing, a hearing must be commenced within 30 days after such
suspension has occurred.
(Source: P.A. 104-153, eff. 1-1-26.)
(225 ILCS 410/4-20) (from Ch. 111, par. 1704-20)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)

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Sec. 4-20. Violations; penalties. Whoever violates any of
the following shall, for the first offense, be guilty of a
Class B misdemeanor; for the second offense, shall be guilty
of a Class A misdemeanor; and for all subsequent offenses,
shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony and be fined not less than
$1,000 or more than $5,000.
(1) The practice of cosmetology, nail technology,
esthetics, hair braiding, or barbering or an attempt to
practice cosmetology, nail technology, esthetics, hair
braiding, or barbering without a license as a
cosmetologist, nail technician, esthetician, hair braider,
or barber; or the practice or attempt to practice as a
cosmetology, nail technology, esthetics, hair braiding, or
barber teacher without a license as a cosmetology, nail
technology, esthetics, hair braiding, or barber teacher;
or the practice or attempt to practice as a cosmetology
clinic teacher without a proper license.
(2) The obtaining of or an attempt to obtain a license
or money or any other thing of value by fraudulent
misrepresentation.
(3) Practice in the barber, nail technology,
cosmetology, hair braiding, or esthetic profession, or an
attempt to practice in those professions, by fraudulent
misrepresentation.
(4) Wilfully making any false oath or affirmation
whenever an oath or affirmation is required by this Act.

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(5) The use of any technique, product, or practice
intended to affect the living layers of the skin in the
practice of cosmetology, nail technology, esthetics, hair
braiding, or barbering.
(6) The violation of any of the provisions of this
Act.
(Source: P.A. 104-134, eff. 8-1-25.)
(225 ILCS 410/Art. IIIE rep.)
Section 903. The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail
Technology Act of 1985 is amended by repealing Article IIIE.
Section 905. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
changing Section 5-5-5 as follows:
(730 ILCS 5/5-5-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5)
Sec. 5-5-5. Loss and restoration of rights.
(a) Conviction and disposition shall not entail the loss
by the defendant of any civil rights, except under this
Section and Sections 29-6 and 29-10 of The Election Code, as
now or hereafter amended.
(b) A person convicted of a felony shall be ineligible to
hold an office created by the Constitution of this State until
the completion of his sentence.
(b-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person
convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous

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crime for an offense committed on or after the effective date
of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and
committed while he or she was serving as a public official in
this State is ineligible to hold any local public office or any
office created by the Constitution of this State unless the
person's conviction is reversed, the person is again restored
to such rights by the terms of a pardon for the offense, the
person has received a restoration of rights by the Governor,
or the person's rights are otherwise restored by law.
(c) A person sentenced to imprisonment shall lose his
right to vote until released from imprisonment.
(d) On completion of sentence of imprisonment or upon
discharge from probation, conditional discharge or periodic
imprisonment, or at any time thereafter, all license rights
and privileges granted under the authority of this State which
have been revoked or suspended because of conviction of an
offense shall be restored unless the authority having
jurisdiction of such license rights finds after investigation
and hearing that restoration is not in the public interest.
This paragraph (d) shall not apply to the suspension or
revocation of a license to operate a motor vehicle under the
Illinois Vehicle Code.
(e) Upon a person's discharge from incarceration or
parole, or upon a person's discharge from probation or at any
time thereafter, the committing court may enter an order
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when the court believes it would assist in the rehabilitation
of the person and be consistent with the public welfare. Such
order may be entered upon the motion of the defendant or the
State or upon the court's own motion.
(f) Upon entry of the order, the court shall issue to the
person in whose favor the order has been entered a certificate
stating that his behavior after conviction has warranted the
issuance of the order.
(g) This Section shall not affect the right of a defendant
to collaterally attack his conviction or to rely on it in bar
of subsequent proceedings for the same offense.
(h) No application for any license specified in subsection
(i) of this Section granted under the authority of this State
shall be denied by reason of an eligible offender who has
obtained a certificate of relief from disabilities, as defined
in Article 5.5 of this Chapter, having been previously
convicted of one or more criminal offenses, or by reason of a
finding of lack of "good moral character" when the finding is
based upon the fact that the applicant has previously been
convicted of one or more criminal offenses, unless:
(1) there is a direct relationship between one or more
of the previous criminal offenses and the specific license
sought; or
(2) the issuance of the license would involve an
unreasonable risk to property or to the safety or welfare
of specific individuals or the general public.

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In making such a determination, the licensing agency shall
consider the following factors:
(1) the public policy of this State, as expressed in
Article 5.5 of this Chapter, to encourage the licensure
and employment of persons previously convicted of one or
more criminal offenses;
(2) the specific duties and responsibilities
necessarily related to the license being sought;
(3) the bearing, if any, the criminal offenses or
offenses for which the person was previously convicted
will have on his or her fitness or ability to perform one
or more such duties and responsibilities;
(4) the time which has elapsed since the occurrence of
the criminal offense or offenses;
(5) the age of the person at the time of occurrence of
the criminal offense or offenses;
(6) the seriousness of the offense or offenses;
(7) any information produced by the person or produced
on his or her behalf in regard to his or her rehabilitation
and good conduct, including a certificate of relief from
disabilities issued to the applicant, which certificate
shall create a presumption of rehabilitation in regard to
the offense or offenses specified in the certificate; and
(8) the legitimate interest of the licensing agency in
protecting property, and the safety and welfare of
specific individuals or the general public.

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(i) A certificate of relief from disabilities shall be
issued only for a license or certification issued under the
following Acts:
(1) the Animal Welfare Act; except that a certificate
of relief from disabilities may not be granted to provide
for the issuance or restoration of a license under the
Animal Welfare Act for any person convicted of violating
Section 3, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.03-1, or 4.01 of the Humane
Care for Animals Act or Section 26-5 or 48-1 of the
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
(2) the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act;
(3) the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding,
and Nail Technology Act of 1985;
(3.5)The Textured Hair Licensing Act;
(4) the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Repairer Regulation
Act;
(5) the Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act;
(6) the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of
1984;
(7) the Illinois Farm Labor Contractor Certification
Act;
(8) the Registered Interior Designers Act;
(9) the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of
1989;
(10) the Landscape Architecture Registration Act;
(11) the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act;

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(12) the Private Employment Agency Act;
(13) the Professional Counselor and Clinical
Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act;
(14) the Real Estate License Act of 2000;
(15) the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act;
(16) the Professional Engineering Practice Act of
1989;
(17) the Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's
License Act;
(18) the Electrologist Licensing Act;
(19) the Auction License Act;
(20) the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989;
(21) the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act;
(22) the Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing
Act;
(23) the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing
Code;
(24) (blank);
(25) the Professional Geologist Licensing Act;
(26) the Illinois Public Accounting Act; and
(27) the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
(Source: P.A. 102-284, eff. 8-6-21; 103-562, eff. 11-17-23.)
Section 910. The Human Trafficking Resource Center Notice
Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:

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(775 ILCS 50/5)
Sec. 5. Posted notice required.
(a) Each of the following businesses and other
establishments shall, upon the availability of the model
notice described in Section 15 of this Act, post a notice that
complies with the requirements of this Act in a conspicuous
place near the public entrance of the establishment, in all
restrooms open to the public, or in another conspicuous
location in clear view of the public and employees where
similar notices are customarily posted:
(1) On premise consumption retailer licensees under
the Liquor Control Act of 1934 where the sale of alcoholic
liquor is the principal business carried on by the
licensee at the premises and primary to the sale of food.
(2) Adult entertainment facilities, as defined in
Section 5-1097.5 of the Counties Code.
(3) Primary airports, as defined in Section 47102(16)
of Title 49 of the United States Code.
(4) Intercity passenger rail or light rail stations.
(5) Bus stations.
(6) Truck stops. For purposes of this Act, "truck
stop" means a privately-owned and operated facility that
provides food, fuel, shower or other sanitary facilities,
and lawful overnight truck parking.
(7) Emergency rooms within general acute care
hospitals, in which case the notice may be posted by

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electronic means.
(8) Urgent care centers, in which case the notice may
be posted by electronic means.
(9) Farm labor contractors. For purposes of this Act,
"farm labor contractor" means: (i) any person who for a
fee or other valuable consideration recruits, supplies, or
hires, or transports in connection therewith, into or
within the State, any farmworker not of the contractor's
immediate family to work for, or under the direction,
supervision, or control of, a third person; or (ii) any
person who for a fee or other valuable consideration
recruits, supplies, or hires, or transports in connection
therewith, into or within the State, any farmworker not of
the contractor's immediate family, and who for a fee or
other valuable consideration directs, supervises, or
controls all or any part of the work of the farmworker or
who disburses wages to the farmworker. However, "farm
labor contractor" does not include full-time regular
employees of food processing companies when the employees
are engaged in recruiting for the companies if those
employees are not compensated according to the number of
farmworkers they recruit.
(10) Privately-operated job recruitment centers.
(11) Massage establishments. As used in this Act,
"massage establishment" means a place of business in which
any method of massage therapy is administered or practiced

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for compensation. "Massage establishment" does not
include: an establishment at which persons licensed under
the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Illinois Physical
Therapy Act, or the Naprapathic Practice Act engage in
practice under one of those Acts; a business owned by a
sole licensed massage therapist; or a cosmetology or
esthetics salon registered under the Barber, Cosmetology,
Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985.
(b) The Department of Transportation shall, upon the
availability of the model notice described in Section 15 of
this Act, post a notice that complies with the requirements of
this Act in a conspicuous place near the public entrance of
each roadside rest area or in another conspicuous location in
clear view of the public and employees where similar notices
are customarily posted.
(c) The owner of a hotel or motel shall, upon the
availability of the model notice described in Section 15 of
this Act, post a notice that complies with the requirements of
this Act in a conspicuous and accessible place in or about the
premises in clear view of the employees where similar notices
are customarily posted.
(d) The organizer of a public gathering or special event
that is conducted on property open to the public and requires
the issuance of a permit from the unit of local government
shall post a notice that complies with the requirements of
this Act in a conspicuous and accessible place in or about the

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premises in clear view of the public and employees where
similar notices are customarily posted.
(e) The administrator of a public or private elementary
school or public or private secondary school shall post a
printout of the downloadable notice provided by the Department
of Human Services under Section 15 that complies with the
requirements of this Act in a conspicuous and accessible place
chosen by the administrator in the administrative office or
another location in view of school employees. School districts
and personnel are not subject to the penalties provided under
subsection (a) of Section 20.
(f) The owner of an establishment registered under the
Tattoo and Body Piercing Establishment Registration Act shall
post a notice that complies with the requirements of this Act
in a conspicuous and accessible place in clear view of
establishment employees.
(Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-131, eff. 1-1-22;
102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
Section 915. The Child Labor Law of 2024 is amended by
changing Section 40 as follows:
(820 ILCS 206/40)
Sec. 40. Restrictions on employment of minors.
(a) No person shall employ, allow, or permit a minor to
work:

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(1) in any mechanic's garage, including garage pits,
repairing cars, trucks, or other vehicles or using garage
lifting racks;
(2) in the oiling, cleaning, or wiping of machinery or
shafting;
(3) in or about any mine or quarry;
(4) in stone cutting or polishing;
(5) in any factory work;
(6) in or about any plant manufacturing explosives or
articles containing explosive components, or in the use or
transportation of same;
(7) in or about plants manufacturing iron or steel,
ore reduction works, smelters, foundries, forging shops,
hot rolling mills or any other place in which the heating,
melting, or heat treatment of metals is carried on;
(8) in the operation of machinery used in the cold
rolling of heavy metal stock, or in the operation of
power-driven punching, shearing, stamping, or metal plate
bending machines;
(9) in or about logging, sawmills or lath, shingle, or
cooperage-stock mills;
(10) in the operation of power-driven woodworking
machines, or off-bearing from circular saws;
(11) in the operation and repair of freight elevators
or hoisting machines and cranes;
(12) in spray painting;

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(13) in occupations involving exposure to lead or its
compounds;
(14) in occupations involving exposure to acids, dyes,
chemicals, dust, gases, vapors, or fumes that are known or
suspected to be dangerous to humans;
(15) in any occupation subject to the Amusement Ride
and Attraction Safety Act;
(16) in oil refineries, gasoline blending plants, or
pumping stations on oil transmission lines;
(17) in the operation of laundry, dry cleaning, or
dyeing machinery;
(18) in occupations involving exposure to radioactive
substances;
(19) in or about any filling station or service
station, except that this prohibition does not extend to
employment within attached convenience stores, food
service, or retail establishments;
(20) in construction work, including demolition and
repair;
(21) in any energy generation or transmission service;
(22) in public and private utilities and related
services;
(23) in operations in or in connection with
slaughtering, meat packing, poultry processing, and fish
and seafood processing;
(24) in operations which involve working on an

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elevated surface, with or without use of equipment,
including, but not limited to, ladders and scaffolds;
(25) in security positions or any occupations that
require the use or carrying of a firearm or other weapon;
(26) in occupations which involve the handling or
storage of human blood, human blood products, human body
fluids, or human body tissues;
(27) in any mill, cannery, factory, workshop, or coal,
brick, or lumber yard;
(28) any occupation which is prohibited for minors
under federal law; or
(29) in any other occupation or working condition
determined by the Director to be hazardous.
(b) No person shall employ, allow, or permit a minor to
work at:
(1) any cannabis business establishment subject to the
Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or Compassionate Use of
Medical Cannabis Program Act;
(2) any establishment subject to the Live Adult
Entertainment Facility Surcharge Act;
(3) any firearm range or gun range used for
discharging a firearm in a sporting event, for practice or
instruction in the use of a firearm, or the testing of a
firearm, except for a scorer age 14 years or older at the
World Shooting and Recreational Complex on the dates of
the U.S. Open and the Grand American World Trapshooting

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Championship who is located, during those competitions, at
least 15 feet behind the firing line of the trap shooters
participating in the competitions;
(4) any establishment in which items containing
alcohol for consumption are manufactured, distilled,
brewed, or bottled;
(5) any establishment where the primary activity is
the sale of alcohol or tobacco;
(6) an establishment operated by any holder of an
owners license subject to the Illinois Gambling Act; or
(7) any other establishment which State or federal law
prohibits minors from entering or patronizing.
(c) An employer shall not allow minors to draw, mix, pour,
or serve any item containing alcohol or otherwise handle any
open containers of alcohol. An employer shall make reasonable
efforts to ensure that minors are unable to access alcohol.
(d) An employer may allow minors aged 14 and 15 to work in
retail stores, except that an employer shall not allow minors
to handle or be able to access any goods or products which are
illegal for minors to purchase or possess.
(e) No person shall employ, allow, or permit an unlicensed
minor to perform work in the practice of barber, cosmetology,
esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology services
requiring a license under the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics,
Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985, except for
students enrolled in a school and performing barber,

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cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology
services in accordance with that Act and rules adopted under
that Act. No person shall employ, allow, or permit an
unlicensed minor to perform work in the practice of cirrology
requiring a license under the Textured Hair Licensing Act,
except for students enrolled in a school and performing
cirrology services in accordance with that Act and rules
adopted under that Act.
(f) A person may employ, allow, or permit a minor to
perform office or administrative support work that does not
expose the minor to the work prohibited in this Section.
(Source: P.A. 103-721, eff. 1-1-25; 104-16, eff. 1-1-26.)
Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law, except that Sections 900, 902, 903, 905, 910,
and 915 take effect 18 months after becoming law.